Doe v. Frakes

1 Citing case

  1. Booker v. Anamosa State Penitentiary

    No. C22-0065-LTS-KEM (N.D. Iowa Feb. 24, 2023)   Cited 1 times
    Noting that “the Eighth Circuit has stated that ‘verbal threats and name calling usually are not actionable under § 1983'” and that “district courts have dismissed teasing and verbal harassment claims on initial review” (cleaned up; citing cases for both propositions; citations omitted)

    Doe v. Frakes, No. 8:20-CV-128, 2022 WL 2373825, at *5 (D. Neb. June 30, 2022). To the extent Booker is claiming defendants violated the PREA, those claims are denied.