WHITSON v. STONE COUNTY JAIL

No. 08-1468.

602 F.3d 920 (2010)

Penny WHITSON, Appellant, v. STONE COUNTY JAIL; Sorrick; Brown; Richard Hill; Quirt Page; Danny Hankins, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Unger Carlyle, Columbus, MS, argued, for appellant.

Peter A. Lee, Baird, Lightner, Millsap & Harpool, P.C., Springfield, MO, argued (M. Douglas Harpool, on the brief), for appellees.

Before MELLOY, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Penny Whitson appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants on her pro se claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that two defendants failed to protect her from a particular assault, and others failed to properly train and supervise the officers responsible for Whitson's safety.1 Because there remains a question of fact on a determinative issue in this case, and the...

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