Legal Opinion
Eason v. Holt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1996No. 94-50465PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Danny Ray Eason, a prisoner in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging the excessive use of force by various prison officers in the Hobby Unit. Concluding that the district court erred in dismissing the complaint for failure to state a claim, we vacate and remand.
Background
Eason, who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed the instant complaint against prison field officer Billy Holt. Eason alleged that on October 13,1992 while quietly standing in a line waiting to go to…
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