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PERKINS v. GRIMES

No. 98-1111.

161 F.3d 1127 (1998)

Kenneth Dean PERKINS, Appellant, v. Gary GRIMES, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Kester, Fayetteville, AR, argued, for Appellant.

Robert A. Russell, Little Rock, AR, argued (Michelle Bank Odum, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for Appellees.

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Kenneth Dean Perkins appeals from the adverse judgment entered by the district court2 on his section 1983 failure-to-protect claim. Perkins argues that the court clearly erred in finding that appellees adequately protected him while he was a pretrial detainee. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On September 8, 1995, Perkins was arrested for public intoxication. He was booked...

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