Legal Opinion
Ernest D. Johnson v. Brian Breeden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 2002No. 19-11533PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Brian Breeden and Rudolph Gomez appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding that while acting as corrections officers they violated the Eighth Amendment rights of a prisoner, Ernest Johnson, by using excessive force against him. They ask us to reverse the judgment on grounds related to the jury instructions and special interrogatories that were used, and also because they say that no punitive damages should have been awarded. In addition, they seek a reversal of the district court’s order awarding attorney’s fees. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the…
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