HASLAR v. MEGERMAN

No. 96-1810.

104 F.3d 178 (1997)

Robert HASLAR, Appellant, v. Charles MEGERMAN, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Jackson County, Missouri, Department of Corrections; and Jackson County, Missouri, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Shipley, argued, Liberty, MO, for appellant.

Catherine Dorothy, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellees.

Before McMILLIAN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Robert Haslar challenged the Jackson County Detention Center's policy of shackling pre-trial detainees while they receive medical attention, and the district court2 granted summary judgment to the defendants. We affirm.

I.

Because this appeal follows a grant of summary judgment to the defendants, we state the evidence in a light most favorable to the plaintiff. While awaiting trial...

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