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,
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 *418 12(b)(6) because he had not shown a significant injury.
AFFIRMED.