Alan T. Brooks v. Kyler, Superintendent Porterfield, Sgt. Rupinski, C.O. All Are Being Sued in Their Official and Individual Capacity, C.O

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• holding that “defendants’ acts are not shielded from constitutional scrutiny simply because [a plaintiff] did not proffer objective evidence of more than de minimis injury”
• indicating that pro se litigants still must present at least affidavits to avoid summary judgment
• concluding that a prisoner who testifies he was violently beaten by three prison guards, but who adduces no objective evidence of anything but de minimis injuries, may survive a summary judgment motion on his Eighth Amendment claim
• concluding that a prisoner who testifies he was violently beaten by three prison guards, but who adduces no objective evidence of anything but de minimis injuries, may survive a summary judgment motion on his Eighth Amendment claim
• indicating that pro se litigants still must present at least affidavits to avoid summary judgment
• noting that an affidavit is “about the best that can be expected from [a pro se prisoner] at the summary judgment phase of the proceedings”

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