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Plaintiff, claims the defendant, while distributing medication at the Metro Jail, called some white inmates to the bars of the cell and asked if they wanted to hear a good joke. When Williams asked what was happening, defendant allegedly responded that she was telling a joke about "you guys" and laughed. According to plaintiff, defendant then proceeded to tell a racially derogatory joke that offended and embarrassed Williams.

This conduct, if true, is deplorable and unprofessional. It does not, however, constitute a violation of plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment rights. See Collins v. Cundy, 603 F.2d 825, 827 (10th Cir. 1979) (verbal abuse alone is not actionable under § 1983); see also Oltarzewski v. Ruggiero, 830 F.2d 136, 139 (9th Cir. 1987) (same) (quoting Collins, 603 F.2d at 827); Patton v. Przybylski, 822 F.2d 697, 700 (7th Cir. 1987) (use of derogatory racial epithets does not violate Fourteenth Amendment); Black Spotted Horse v. Else, 767 F.2d 516, 517 (8th Cir. 1985) (use of racial slurs only violates Fourteenth Amendment if coupled with physical force or other egregious conduct); cf. Ivey v. Wilson, 832 F.2d 950, 955 (6th Cir. 1987) (verbal abuse does not violate Eighth Amendment).

Plaintiff also asserts a claim alleging disparate treatment and failure to train. These issues were not raised before the district court and he may not raise them for the first time on appeal. See Lyons v. Jefferson Bank & Trust, 994 F.2d 716, 722 (10th Cir. 1993).

AFFIRMED.

The mandate shall issue forthwith.

ENTERED FOR THE COURT

Carlos F. Lucero

Circuit Judge

^*.The case is unanimously ordered submitted without oral argument pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 34(a) and 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.

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