COLEMAN v. KELLAMS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION ROBERT D. COLEMAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:21-cv-00375-JPH-MJD ) S. KELLAMS, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Robert D. Coleman, a prisoner at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, alleges that Officer S. Kellams violated his Eighth Amendment rights by using excessive force against him. Officer Kellams has filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. For the reasons that follow, her motion is GRANTED. I. Summary Judgment Standard Parties in a…