What is the test for determining whether force was applied in good faith or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fuentes v. Cal. Dep't of Corr., Case No. 1:17-cv-00745-EPG (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2018):
is... whether force was applied in a good-faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously and sadistically to cause harm." Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1, 6-7 (1992).
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