Legal Opinion
Jack McLaurin v. Keith Morton and Roger Marriott
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1995No. 94-1422PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J., joined by Suhrheinrich, J.,
CONTIE, J. (pp. 950-954), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Roger Marriott, a correctional officer of the Michigan Department of Corrections (“Department of Corrections”), appeals the denial of qualified immunity in this section 1983 action brought by plaintiff Jack McLaurin, a prisoner at Jackson State Prison. Plaintiffs suit stemmed from an incident during which, at Marriott’s order, mace was used to bring plaintiff down from the basketball goal and razor ribbon fence he had climbed in the prison exercise yard. Plaintiff alleges a violation of the…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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