Michael Clavier v. Unknown Goodson

Missouri inmate Michael Clavier appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against three correctional officers in their individual and official capacities. Clavier alleged that, based on their incorrect belief that he had ingested drugs during a prison visit, defendants gave him a choice between drinking water to induce vomiting or spending time in a “dry cell” (a cell without plumbing); he chose the vomiting option to avoid spending several days handcuffed in a dry cell, and as a result he suffered a sore throat and bruised muscle. Clavier claimed, as relevant to…