DAVIS v. OREGON COUNTY, MISSOURI

No. 09-2700.

607 F.3d 543 (2010)

Cody DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OREGON COUNTY, MISSOURI; County Sheriff, Tim Ward, Defendants-Appellees, Oregon County Sheriff's Department, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Nacy, Hanrahan, Nacy & Mathers, P.C., Jefferson City, MO, argued (Samuel E. Trapp, Trapp & Associates, Osage Beach, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Jason Coatney, Springfield, MO, argued (Patricia A. Keck, on the brief), for appellees.

Before BYE, ARNOLD, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

Cody Davis appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Sheriff Tim Ward, the Oregon County Sheriff's Department, and Oregon County. Davis, a pretrial detainee at the Oregon County jail, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state law authority asserting the defendants violated his rights in failing to ensure his safety after a fire broke out at the jail. The district court granted...

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