Derrick Johnson appeals the district court’s ^[1] dismissal, following an evidentiary hearing, of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in which he claimed that defendant used excessive force against him in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Following careful review, we conclude that no Eighth Amendment violation occurred for the reasons stated by the district court. See Jones v. Shields, 207 F.3d 491, 495 (8th Cir.2000) (in excessive-force claim, core inquiry is whether force was applied in good faith effort to maintain or restore discipline, or maliciously or sadistically to cause harm); Choate v. Lockhart, 7 F.3d 1370, 1373 & n. 1 (8th Cir.1993) (standard of review). Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.