United States Eighth Circuit

Prison unit manager was entitled to qualified immunity on prisoner's claim that officials failed to protect him from an assault by fellow inmates, as inmate's letter to staff indicated he did not fear for his safety, and the letter failed to provide a sufficient basis to conclude manager had actual knowledge of a threat of serious harm.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2003
• Published 07/09/2003

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Denise L. Thomas, AAG, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Howard, St. Louis, MO (Veronica Johnson, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellee.