Unpublished Dispositionjohn Ledford, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Bruce Mcdonald, Warden; West Tennessee Reception Center,defendant-appellee, 829 F.2d 39 (6th Cir. 1987)

This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination of the record and briefs, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not necessary. Rule 34(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

This pro se Tennessee prisoner appeals from an order granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment. In his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant provided inadequate protection, and as a result, that the plaintiff was attacked by another inmate. The plaintiff claimed that this violated his Eighth Amendment rights, and requested monetary relief.

After a thorough review of the record, District Judge Julia S. Gibbons concluded that 'plaintiff was the unfortunate victim of a random act of violence' and had not been subjected to egregious misconduct by the named defendants, amounting to a violation of the Eighth Amendment. We agree.

Accordingly, the district court's judgment is hereby AFFIRMED pursuant to Rule 9(b) (5), Rules of the Sixth Circuit, for the reasons stated by the district court.