United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants in a suit brought by diabetic inmates against correctional officials and medical personnel under civil rights laws is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to exhaust their administrative remedies and there was no evidence the officials had thwarted or obstructed the grievance process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2005
• Published 12/15/2005

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephanie Pochop and George Johnson, Gregory, SD, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark Marshall, Kathryn J. Hoskins, Julia M. Dvorak, and James E. Moore, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellees.