Legal Opinion
Holden v. Hirner
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2011No. 10-3656PublishedCited by 406 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
William Holden (Holden), a pretrial detainee, was assaulted by three other inmates while he awaited trial. Holden appeals the district court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment on Holden’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against several prison officials. Holden contends the district court failed to recognize genuine disputes of material fact regarding (1) the substantial risk of harm he faced while in custody, and (2) the adequacy of medical attention he received after the assault. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts 2
On August 23, 2007, Holden, a convicted sex offender, was arrested…
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