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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

BATESVILLE DIVISION 

JARELL TERRY 

ADC #149998 

v. No. 1:18-cv-81-DPM 

SAMUEL F. GUILTNER, Corporal, 

North Central Unit; and JARED WALKER, 

Corporal, North Central Unit 

ORDER 

PLAINTIFF 

DEFENDANTS 

1. Motion to recuse, NQ 79, denied. Adverse rulings do not 

demonstrate bias. Ex parte American Steel Barrel Company, 230 U.S. 35, 

43-44 (1913). And Terry hasn't raised any point that reasonably calls 

into question my impartiality or Magistrate Judge Deere's impartiality. 

28 U.S.C. § 455(a). 

2. On de novo review, the Court adopts Magistrate Judge Deere's 

15 January 2020 recommendation, NQ 74, as supplemented and 

overrules Terry's objections, NQ 81 & NQ 82. The July 2019 

recommendation, NQ 53, is declined without prejudice as moot. 

In his objections, Terry includes a copy of an August 2018 health 

services encounter form-presumably to show that he has suffered the 

kind of long-term injury required to win on his handcuffing claim. 

The form does show that Terry complained of pain when bending his 

wrist and putting pressure on it. But it doesn't show that this wrist 

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issue was caused by Defendant Walker's handcuffing him in June 2018. 

Foster v. Metropolitan Airports Commission, 914 F.2d 1076, 1082 

(8th Cir. 1990). Indeed, the form states that Terry denied any trauma 

to his wrist. That denial, the delayed onset of Terry's wrist problems, 

and the existence of other possible causes all cloud the causation issue. 

Robinson v. Hager, 292 F.3d 560,564 (8th Cir. 2002). On this record, no 

reasonable juror could conclude that Walker's actions caused a lasting 

injury to Terry's wrist. 

The facts, taken in the light most favorable to Terry where 

genuinely disputed, show that Guiltner and Walker are entitled to 

qualified immunity. The motion for summary judgment, NQ 47, is 

therefore granted. Terry's remaining claims will be dismissed with 

prejudice. Motions, NQ 63-64 & NQ 71-73, denied without prejudice as 

moot. 

So Ordered. 

~4~ 7 D .P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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