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Parties Involved:
Jeremy Andrews
Appellee
Estella Bland
Appellee
Kennie Bolden
Appellee
Brown
Appellee
Keith Burnett
Appellee
Don Cook
Appellant
Malcolm Crompton
Appellee
M. Culclager
Appellee
Gray
Appellee
Grant Harris
Appellee
Shirley Hudson
Appellee
R. Hutcheson
Appellee
Iko
Appellee
Moses Jackson
Appellee
Cher Jones
Appellee
Wendy Kelley
Appellee
G. Lay
Appellee
D. Lewis
Appellee
Jamesha Madden
Appellee
Lasaundra Malone
Appellee
Travis Moore
Appellee
Peyton
Appellee
Stephens
Appellee
A. Thomas
Appellee
William Warren
Appellee
F. Washington
Appellee
Randy Watson
Appellee
Tarence Whaley
Appellee
Sharon Williams
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-2194

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Don Cook

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Travis Moore, Correctional Officer, Varner Unit; Randy Watson, Warden, Varner

Unit; Lasaundra Malone, Major, Varner Max; Keith Burnett, Coach, Varner Unit;

Malcolm Crompton, Sergeant, Varner Unit; A. Thomas, Sergeant, Varner Unit;

Grant Harris, Chief Deputy Director, Arkansas Department of Correction; Tarence

Whaley, Sergeant, Varner Unit; Brown, Property Sergeant, Varner Unit; Iko,

Doctor, Varner Unit; Estella Bland, APN, Cummins Unit; Peyton, Infirmary

Manager, Cummins Unit; Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of

Correction; Gray, Medical Staff, Varner Unit; M. Culclager, Major, Cummins

Unit; D. Lewis, Mental Health, Varner Unit; Stephens, Captain, Varner Max;

Sharon Williams, Captain, Varner Unit; Shirley Hudson, Sergeant, Cummins Unit;

Cher Jones, Sergeant, Varner Unit; F. Washington, Classification Officer, Varner

Unit; R. Hutcheson, K9 Unit, Varner Unit; William Warren, Doctor, Cummins

Unit; Jamesha Madden, Sergeant, Varner Unit; G. Lay, Warden, Cummins Prison

Farm; Moses Jackson, Deputy Warden, Varner Unit; Kennie Bolden, Major,

Varner Unit; Jeremy Andrews, Warden, Varner Unit

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Pine Bluff

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 Submitted: August 4, 2016

Filed: August 9, 2016

[Unpublished]

Appellate Case: 16-2194 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/09/2016 Entry ID: 4435382 
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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Arkansas inmate Don Cook appeals the district court’s adverse grant of 1

summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Reviewing de novo the grant of

summary judgment, viewing the record in a light most favorable to Cook, and

drawing all reasonable inferences in his favor, see Murchison v. Rogers, 779 F.3d

882, 886-87 (8th Cir. 2015), and also carefully considering Cook’s arguments for

reversal, we agree with the district court that he failed to create any jury issues on his

claims that Correctional Officer Travis Moore and Sergeant Tarence Whaley failed

to protect him from an attack by other inmates, see Walls v. Tadman, 762 F.3d 778,

782-83 (8th Cir. 2014) (discussing requirements to establish failure-to-protect

claim). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed, see 8th Cir. R. 2

47B, and Cook’s pending motion for counsel is denied. 

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The Honorable Brian S. Miller, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

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the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendation of the

Honorable Joe J. Volpe, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of

Arkansas.

Cook has waived his remaining claims by not addressing them in his appellate

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filing wherein he seeks reversal of the dismissal of his lawsuit. See Hess v. Ables,

714 F.3d 1048, 1051 n.2 (8th Cir. 2013). 

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