Legal Opinion
Jones Ex Rel. Heirs of Jones v. Minnesota Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2008No. 06-3900PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Jela D. Jones sued the Minnesota Department of Corrections and individual prison officials for allegedly violating his mother’s Eighth Amendment rights, by deliberate indifference to her serious need of medical care, causing her death. The district court 1 granted summary judgment to the defendants. Jones appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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On November 4, 2003, Brenda Diane Jones was sentenced to 33 months in prison for aiding and abetting a controlled substance crime. She was then held at the Blue Earth county jail for three days…
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