United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants, jail employees, in a prisoner civil rights case is reversed where a genuine issue of material fact exists as to a claim defendants violated plaintiff's Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by failing to administer his anti-seizure medicine properly and by assigning him to a top bunk despite his known seizure disorder.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2006
• Published 02/15/2006

Judges

• MORRIS ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John C. Holstein, argued, Springfield, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason Coatney, argued, Springfield, MO, for appellee Frietas., Peter A. Lee, argued, Springfield, MO, for appellee.