Glaze v. Childs, No. 15-2271 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff, a former detainee at a detention center, filed suit against a former correctional officer, alleging that the officer violated plaintiff's constitutional rights by failing to protect him from a violent attack while he was detained. The Eighth Circuit held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by failing to admit evidence regarding the officer's resignation from the Center in lieu of accepting termination of his employment. The officer resigned after he was accused of passing a cigarette to an inmate in violation of institutional policy. In this case, plaintiff did not identify a permissible purpose for the resignation evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) and the district court properly declined to allow inquiry about the incident under Rule 608(b). Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Gruender and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. For the court's prior opinion in the matter see, Glaze v. Boyd, 721 F.3d 528 (8th Cir. 2013). In an action by a former jail detainee alleging defendant, a corrections officer, failed to protect him from an attack by three other detainees, the district court acted within its discretion under Rule 404(b) in granting the officer's motion in limine to exclude evidence that he resigned from the facility in lieu of accepting termination for giving an inmate a cigarette in violation of jail policy.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.