United States Eighth Circuit

Plaintiff failed to show defendants' failure to prevent assault by another inmate rose to level of an Eighth Amendment violation, and alleged offensive statements by a guard did not rise to the level of an actionable claim of race discrimination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2002
• Published 09/09/2002

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, HEANEY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kent M. Morrow, argued, Bismarck, ND, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jean R. Mullen, argued, Asst. Attorney General, Bismarck, ND, for appellee.