Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. Gray
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2009No. 07-2921PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KYLE, District Judge.
Appellee, Susan Vaughn, commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending that Appellants were deliberately indifferent to the serious medical needs of her brother, Phil Blount, which resulted in his death. Appellants, several officers and employees of the Greene County, Arkansas Sheriffs Department, moved for summary judgment based on qualified immunity, which was denied by the district court. 2 Appellants appeal and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Vaughn first brought an action against Greene County and Sheriff Dan Langston in his individual capacity. The district court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lois M. Gregoire, Special Administrator of the Estate of George Raymond Bouska Wendy Bouska, Guardian Ad Litem for Jusenda Bouska, Serren Bouska and Shea Bouska v. Joseph Class, in His Official Capacity as Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary Douglas Weber, in His Official Capacity as Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary and in His Individual Capacity as Former Associate Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary Dean Hinders, in His Individual Capacity as Former Associate Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary Steven Lee, in His Official Capacity and in His Individual Capacity as Deputy Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary Butch Joffer, in His Individual Capacity as a Former Employee of the State of South Dakota, Owen Spurrell, in His Official Capacity as Associate Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary Jane and John Doe, in Their Individual and Official Capacities as Employees of the State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by116 opinions
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