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.