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011843P.pdf   07/09/2003  Gary Pagels  v.  Dean Minor
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  01-1843
   Eastern District of Missouri   
   Prisoner case - prisoner civil rights. Prison unit manager was 
   entitled to qualified immunity on prisoner's claim that prison 
   officials failed to protect him from an assault by two fellow 
   inmates, including his cellmate; inmate's letter to staff 
   indicated he did not fear for his safety, and the letter failed 
   to provide a sufficient basis to conclude manager had 
   actual knowledge of a threat of serious harm to the prisoner; 
   nor did the manager have any knowledge that the assailants 
   had a propensity for violence; finally, the manager acted in 
   an objectively reasonable manner, including calling for a 
   search of the inmate's cell and interviews.