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KAPFHAMMER v. BOYD

No. 96-C-1422.

5 F.Supp.2d 689 (1998)

Richard W. KAPFHAMMER, Plaintiff, v. S. BOYD, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

May 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Kapfhammer, Hardeman County Correctional Facility, Whiteville, TN, for Plaintiff.

Stephen J. Nicks, Assistant Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Defendant.

DECISION AND ORDER

MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.

Mr. Kapfhammer, a state prisoner who is proceeding pro se, has sued Mr. Boyd, a correctional officer at the Waupun Correctional Institution ["WCI"], pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff alleges that Mr. Boyd violated his right under the Eighth Amendment to be free from cruel and unusual punishment when Mr. Boyd used excessive force during a "rapid deployment drill" at the prison. The defendant...

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