United States Eighth Circuit

A jury verdict for defendant on plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case alleging that defendant failed to protect him adequately while he was incarcerated at a correctional center is reversed and remanded for a new trial where the district court erred in its response to a question from the jury during its deliberations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2006
• Published 06/15/2006

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, GIBSON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jeffrey R. Fink of St. Louis, MO. Benjamin A. Halpert-Zimmerman of St. Louis, MO.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Ryan E. Bertels, AAG, of Jefferson City, MO. Matthew Briesacher, AAG, of Jefferson City appeared on the brief.