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No. 15-7933
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
Terrence W. Boyle,
District Judge. (5:13-ct-03143-BO)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Jesus Adan Cruz Rios appeals the district courts order
granting Defendants Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss
for failure to state a claim and dismissing with prejudice Rios
42 U.S.C.
1983
(2012)
complaint
in
which
we
vacate
the
district
courts
Rios
asserted
an
and
remand
for
further proceedings.
We review de novo the district courts ruling on a motion
to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6).
Dept, Inc. v. Montgomery Cty., 684 F.3d 462, 467 (4th Cir.
2012).
sufficiency of a complaint.
551
U.S.
89,
93
(2007)
(alteration
Erickson v.
and
internal
marks
plausibility,
we
omitted).
accept
contained therein.
Cir. 2013).
savvy
judge
as
In
true
assessing
all
the
the
factual
complaints
allegations
actual
proof
of
[the
alleged]
facts
is
Hill v.
Crum, 727 F.3d 312, 317 (4th Cir. 2013) (quoting Whitley v.
Albers, 475 U.S. 312, 319 (1986)).
sadistically
for
the
very
purpose
of
causing
harm.
136
(4th
Cir.
2014).
With
the
stage
thus
set,
Rios
While his
arm was in the trap, Rios asked to speak with one of Veales
superior officers about the prisons lockdown status.
Then,
with Rios arm still in the trap, Veale forcefully closed the
trap with his leg, causing Rios to seek medical attention.
In
that
does
not
appear
to
have
required
any
use
of
with
we
vacate
prejudice
the
Rios
4
district
excessive
courts
force
judgment
claim.
We
dispense
contentions
with
are
oral
argument
adequately
because
presented
in
the
facts
and
the
materials
legal
before
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.