Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit February 17, 2009, 08-1212 (Dominguez v. Correctional Medical Services)

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellee Luis Dominguez filed his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that on July 7, 2002, while housed at a Michigan Department of Corrections (“MDOC”) facility, he was subjected to excessive force and inadequate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment, as well as gross negligence under Michigan state law.