Legal Opinion

James D. Stenzel v. Jim Ellis, Jailer, Pat Adams and Lynn F. Jacobs, All Sued in Their Official and Individual Capacities

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 8, 1990No. 89-5309PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

James D. Stenzel brought this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) seeking damages for alleged Eighth and Fourth Amendment violations as a result of treatment he received at the hands of defendants Jim Ellis, Pat Adams, and Lynn Jacobs, jailers at the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The District Court1 granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment and entered a final judgment in their favor. Stenzel appeals. We affirm.

When reviewing the grant of defendants’ motion for summary judgment, we are required to view the evidence in the light most…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  5. Grummett v. RushenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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  3. Samuel Lemaire v. Manfred Maass, Superintendent, Samuel Lemaire v. Manfred Maass, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  4. Hickey v. ReederCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. McLaurin v. PraterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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