Legal Opinion
Maurice Walker v. Dale White
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2018No. 17-1345PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
On July 3, 2012, Maurice Walker, an inmate at Farmington Correctional Center, received a new cellmate, Jerome Nash. According to Walker, he immediately told corrections officers Dale White and Catherine Amonds he feared living with Nash. Six days later, Nash raped Walker. Walker sued the two officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , for failure-to-protect in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The jury found for the officers. Walker appeals, arguing the district court 1 made evidentiary errors. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , this court affirms.
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