Legal Opinion
Hendrickson v. Cooper
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 21, 2009No. 09-1375PublishedCited by 466 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Prison is rough. Violent prisoners can pose a serious threat, requiring prison officers to use force to maintain order. Sometimes, though, the only real threat comes from a rogue officer who attacks a prisoner for no good reason. When such abuse occurs in a facility operated by a State, the prisoner can sue the officer under the civil rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for excessive force. Still, a § 1983 suit is not always a perfect remedy, as the prisoner faces many challenges in proving his case. He must pit his story against the conflicting story of the defendant…
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