Legal Opinion
Marchello McCaster v. Mary Clausen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2012No. 11-2612PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Marchello McCaster had active tuberculosis at the time he was admitted to the Ramsey County Correctional Facility to serve 56 days for fifth degree assault. His condition worsened, and he was transferred to a hospital emergency room two days before he was scheduled for release. Claiming that nursing staff, jail administrators, and Ramsey County had been deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment, McCaster brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted summary judgment on immunity grounds to the…
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