Legal Opinion
Cynthia F. Gordon v. Sgt. David Frantsi
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 2006No. 05-3981PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Cynthia F. Gordon sued Washington County, its sheriff and prison staff under both Minnesota tort law and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating her husband’s Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Sgt. David E. Frantsi, Officers Lois Arends and Vincent Deschene, and Washington County moved for summary judgment based on qualified and official immunity. The district court 1 denied the motion. Defendants appeal. 2 Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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