Robert Lopez Jaramillo Michael W. Sevier, Jr. v. James McFadden Warden, Sgt. Starky Thomas Lee Goodeman, Lt.

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51 F.3d 280·1995 WL 138663·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 23683
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 27, 199594-16171California735 words

Opinion

Opinion

51 F.3d 280 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert Lopez JARAMILLO; Michael W. Sevier, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James McFADDEN, Warden, Sgt. Starky; Thomas Lee Goodeman, Lt., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16171. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 21, 1995. * Decided March 27, 1995. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellants, inmates in the Special Management Unit ("SMU") of the Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADOC") State Prison Complex in Florence, Arizona, were accidentally sprayed with mace which was used by ADOC officials on December 2, 1991 to subdue an agitated, knife-wielding inmate in the vicinity of appellants' cells. Appellants sued the ADOC prison officials pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 , alleging excessive use of force and denial of medical attention in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Appellants now challenge the district court's grant of summary…

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