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Prisoner Stated Excessive Force Claim; Liberal Construction Applied to Pleadings

Prisoner Stated Excessive Force Claim; Liberal Construction Applied to
Pleadings


The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoner who checked a
box marked "Excessive force by an officer" sufficiently stated a claim for
relief in a civil rights complaint.

Nathaniel Turner, Jr., an Arizona prisoner, sued three …

 

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