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No Permanent Injury Requirement in Excessive Use of Force Claim
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the infliction of numerous small cuts and bruises on a prisoner was sufficient to establish injury in Eighth Amendment excessive use of force claims. A Texas prisoner brought §1983 ...
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