United States Eighth Circuit

District court erred in denying defendants' motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in plaintiff's failure-to-protect case; the record failed to show that anyone, including plaintiff, believed he faced a substantial risk of harm from his cellmate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/22/2004
• Published 04/22/2004

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HEANEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Denise G. McElvein, argued, AAG, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles L. Hickman, argued, Hannibal, MO, for appellee.