United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of summary judgment for defendant, sheriff, in a civil rights case arising from the in-custody death of plaintiff's brother is reversed where defendant was entitled to qualified immunity since plaintiff failed to demonstrate defendant actually knew of any serious medical needs of the decedent, deliberately disregarded such needs, or failed to supervise or train his employees properly.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/17/2006
• Published 02/17/2006

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, JOHN R. GIBSON, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jason E. Owens, argued, Little Rock, AR (Michael R. Rainwater, on the brief), for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lawrence W. Jackson, West Memphis, AR (Kent J. Rubens, on the brief), for appellee.