Opinion ID: 11944
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Text: 2 Siglar alleged the following facts in his complaint, in response to the court's questionnaire and in a Spears 1 hearing. Siglar was stopped in the hall of his prison unit by Officer Whitehead while returning from breakfast. Whitehead directed Siglar to stand and face the wall while she searched him. A biscuit was found in his jacket pocket. Whitehead called for backup. Nwose responded to Whitehead's call and verbally and physically abused Siglar during the incident. Without provocation, Nwose twisted Siglar's arm behind his back and twisted Siglar's ear. Siglar's ear was bruised and sore for three days but he did not seek or receive medical treatment for any physical injury resulting from the incident. There is no allegation that he sustained long term damage to his ear. Whitehouse and Alexander witnessed the incident and did not intervene to protect Siglar from Nwose. Hightower was the Warden of the unit and Siglar contends that he was negligent in his supervision of Nwose and his handling of Siglar's subsequent complaint against Nwose.