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· 10/12/1984

Leon Bates v. J.W. Jean

Citations

  • 745 F.2d 1146
  • 40 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 204
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 17762

How courts have described this case

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  • jury finding that defendants action was “brutal” irreconcilable with finding that reasonable prison guard would not have known actions were unlawful
  • “Pro se litigants are commonly required to comply with standards less stringent than those applied to ex- pertly trained members of the legal profession.”

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Judges: Bauer, Cudahy, Coffey

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