Joiner v. Delo

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Gregory Joiner, a Missouri inmate, appeals from the district court’s1 order granting summary judgment to appellee prison officials and employees on Joiner’s claim for inadequate medical treatment, and dismissing with prejudice the remaining claims in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as a sanction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. We affirm.

A liberal reading of Joiner’s complaint and supplemental complaint reveals four claims: (1) that he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment when he was kept handcuffed for three days (from March 14 until March 16,…