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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

PINE BLUFF DIVISION 

DETRICK D. CROSTON PLAINTIFF 

ADC#l31172 

v. No. 5:13-cv-217-DPM 

RODERICK COOKSEY DEFENDANT 

ORDER 

1. The Court appreciates the parties' proposed jury instructions. The 

Court is attaching its current working drafts of (1) the voir dire, (2) the 

preliminary instructions, (3) the final instructions, and (4) the interrogatories. 

2. The Court has concluded that the issues are better submitted as 

deliberate-indifference claims as opposed to excessive-force claims. E.g., 

Whitley v. Albers, 475 U.S. 312, 320-21 (1986). The Court has framed the 

elements instructions accordingly. 

3. Please file any objection or comment about the voir dire and 

preliminary instructions by noon on Friday, July 8th. Hold your fire on the 

final instructions and interrogatories. We'll take up those on Monday at the 

pretrial. 

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So Ordered. 

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D.P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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