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Joshua Jeter v. Miguel Cleveland — 4th Cir. (Oct 14, 2026)
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The Fourth Circuit hears an appeal in a prisoner's civil-rights suit against South Carolina correctional officers. Joshua Jeter says officers assaulted him at Broad River Correctional Institution, and that others stood by instead of intervening. The claims include an incident behind his complaint under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, called PREA, and a separate April twenty twenty-one use of force. The officers dispute his account and say videos contradict it. The district court found genuine factual disputes and let some claims proceed; the officers now seek qualified immunity before trial. Qualified immunity protects officials from civil damages unless their conduct violates a clearly…