George Edward French v. Lt. Dedrick A. Beard Co-I Dickey Youngblood

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

George Edward French, an Arkansas inmate, appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas upon a jury verdict in favor of defendants in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. For reversal appellant argues the District Court erred in (1) denying his motion for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and (2) dismissing defendants Major Richard Wright and Assistant Warden Ray Hobbs.

French claimed that defendants — Warden Tim Baltz, Hobbs, Wright, Lieutenant De-driek Beard, and CO-I…