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Trav is Mo or e, Co rrec ti on al Offic er, Varn er Un it ; Ra nd y W at so n, Warde n, Varne r Uni t; Lasa un dr a Ma lo ne , Major , Varn er Ma x; Keit h B urne tt , Coa ch , Varn er Un it ; Mal co lm Cro m pt on , Serg ean t, Varn er Un it ; A. Tho m as , Serg ean t, Varn er Un it ; Gran t Harris , Chi ef Dep ut y Dire ct or , Arka ns as Depa rtment o f Co rrec ti on ; Tare nc e Wha le y , Serg ean t, Varn er Un it ; Br own , Pro pe rty Serg ean t, Varn er Un it ; Ik o, Doc to r, Varn er Un it ; Es te ll a Bl an d, APN, Cu m m in s Un it ; Pe yto n, In fir m ary Man ag er, Cu m

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Kell ey , Direc to r, Arka ns as Depa rtment o f Co rrec ti on ; Gra y , Med ic al Sta ff, Varn er Un it ; M . Cul cl ag er, Ma jor, Cu m m in s Uni t; D. Lewis, M en ta l Hea lt h, Varne r Uni t; Ste ph en s, Capt ai n, Varne r Max ; Sh aro n Wil li am s, Capt ai n, Varne r Uni t; Sh irl ey Hud so n, Se rg ean t, Cu m

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Ark an sa s in m at e Don Co o k ap pe al s th e di st ric t co ur t’s ad ve rs e gr an t of 1

su m m ary jud gm en t in hi s 42 U.S.C. § 19 83 act io n. Rev ie win g de no vo th e gr an t of

s u mm a ry jud gm en t, vi ewin g th e reco rd in a li gh t m os t fav or ab le to Co ok , an d dr awin g al l reas on ab le i n f e ren ces in hi s fav or , se e Mur ch is on v. Rog er s , 77 9 F.3 d 88 2, 88 6- 87 (8 th Ci r. 20 15 ), an d al so care fu ll y co ns id eri ng Co ok ’s arg umen ts fo r
rev ers al , we ag ree wit h th e di st ric t co urt th at he fai le d to crea te an y jury is su es on hi s cl ai m s t ha t Co rrec ti on al Offic er Trav is Mo or e an d S erg ean t Tare nc e Whale y fai le d to pr ot ect hi m fro m an at ta ck by ot he r in m at es , se e W al ls v. Ta dma n , 76 2 F .3d 77 8, 78 2- 8 3 ( 8 t h Ci r. 20 14 ) (d is cu ss in g requi rem en ts to es tabl is h fai lu re-t o- pr ot ect cl ai m). A c co rd in gl y , t he jud gm en t of th e di st ric t co ur t is affi rm ed , se e 8t h Ci r. R.

2 47 B, an d C oo k’s p en di ng m ot io n fo r co un se l i s d en ie d.

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The Hon or ab le Bri an S. Mi ll er, Ch ie f Ju dg e, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Co ur t fo r 1 th e East ern Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s, ad op ti ng th e rep or t an d reco m m en da ti on of th e Hon or ab le J o e J

. Vol pe , Uni te d St at es Mag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e East ern Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s.
Co ok ha s waiv ed hi s rem ai ni ng cl ai m s by no t ad dr es si ng th em in hi s ap pe ll at e 2 fil in g whe rei n he se ek s rev ers al of th e di sm is sa l of hi s la wsu it

. Se e Hes s v. Abl es , 71 4 F .3d10 48 , 10 51 n.2 (8t h C ir. 2 01 3)

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