Ziemba v. Armstrong.

• Position: CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

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Ziemba v. Armstrong, 343 F.Supp.2d 173 (D.Conn. 2004). A state inmate field a civil rights action alleging that prison officials failed to provide constitutionally adequate health care, failed to protect him from the use of excessive force, and used excessive force. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants in part, and denied it in part. The district court held that fact issues remained as to whether a prison supervisor adequately trained correctional officers with respect to the use of four-point restraints, and failed to respond to reports and complaints of use of force against...