Case Name: Bernard WISE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Norman CARLSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1990-06-06
Citations: 902 F.2d 417
Docket Number: No. 89-6060
Parties: Bernard WISE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Norman CARLSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before GEE, DAVIS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 902
Pages: 417–418

Head Matter:
Bernard WISE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Norman CARLSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 89-6060
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 1990.
Bernard Wise, Lorton, Va., pro se.
Dane Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Bob Wort-ham, U.S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., for defendants-appellees.
Before GEE, DAVIS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
To prevail on this appeal, federal prisoner Bernard Wise must show, among other things, that his alleged mishandling by guards resulted in a significant injury. Huguet v. Barnett, 900 F.2d 838, 841 (5th Cir.1990).
Dr. Jerry Stringfellow, who examined Wise at the prison the day after the alleged beating, testified that Wise stated that he had been in a scuffle the night before. The doctor found superficial injuries: bruises on Wise's anterior chest wall and right forearm and a hematoma on the right upper eyelid. Further, the doctor found a normal chest x-ray and a normal urinalysis. The district court found that Wise had failed to state a constitutional claim of unlawful use of excessive force under Rule 12(b)(6) because he had not shown a significant injury.
AFFIRMED.