Jacob Julick v. Scott Jordan

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for the prison officials on Julick’s Eighth Amendment excessive-force and conditions-of-confinement claims. It held that the pepper spray was used in a good-faith effort to obtain compliance and caused only de minimis discomfort, and that the alleged ten-day conditions did not objectively establish a substantial risk of serious harm. The court also declined to consider the taser issue because it was not addressed below and rejected a categorical constitutional requirement of one shower per week.