United States Fifth Circuit

A prisoner's civil rights claims, based on verbal abuse and being forced to beg for food which he eventually received, are not actionable under 42 U.S.C. section 1983. Allegation of being forced to work beyond medical limitations stated a valid Eighth Amendment claim, if physical injury is shown.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2002
• Published 11/15/2002

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÈ and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward James Calhoun, Jr., Iowa Park, TX, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Celamaine Cunniff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.