# Bryan Cooper v. Paul Morales

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · July 15, 2013 · 535 F. App'x 425

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9519559

## Case

- **Full name:** Bryan Oscar COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Warden Paul MORALES, in His Individual and Official Capacity; Debra Gloor, Medical Facility Administrative Manager, in Her Individual Capacity; Juan Trevino, Correctional Officer, in His Individual and Official Capacity; J. Garcia, Step Two Grievance Respondent, in His Individual and Official Capacity; Sergeant Hipolito N. Rodriguez, in His Individual and Official Capacity; John Doe 1, Sergeant, in His Individual and Official Capacity; John Doe 2, Correctional Medical Infirmary Officer, in His Individual and Official Capacity; Robert G. Cantu, Correctional Officer, in His Individual and Official Capacity, Defendants-Appellees
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** July 15, 2013
- **Citations:** 535 F. App'x 425
- **Precedential status:** Unpublished
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Jolly
- **Judges:** Jolly, Prado, Higginson
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge,
dissenting:
I respectfully dissent. I would affirm the district court’s JMOL setting aside the jury verdict. Furthermore, I respectfully dissent from the affirmance of punitive damages. There is nothing more here than, at most an excessive force violation of the Eighth Amendment. There is no evidence to support punitive damages beyond the evidence that supports the bare Eighth Amendment claim. Finally, I respectfully dissent from the affirmance of an award 117 times greater than actual damages.

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