Rehearing En Banc Granted August 7, 1985.
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
George Thomas sued St. Louis City Jail officials Thomas Booker, Alphonso Lark, and William Humphrey under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that while he was a pretrial detainee at the jail, his constitutional right to be adequately protected from physical assaults by other inmates was violated.
I. Facts
In May 1980, Thomas was transferred to the St. Louis City Jail from the city...
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