TLAMKA v. SERRELL

No. 00-1648.

244 F.3d 628 (2001)

Gerald R. TLAMKA, as special administrator for the estate of Frank J. Tlamka, deceased, Appellant, v. Otha Lee SERRELL; Michael T. Lichtenfeld; Michelle D. Williams; Frank X. Hopkins; Harold W. Clarke, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Dustin L. Dingman of Lincoln, NE. Peter T. Hoffman of Lincoln appeared on the brief.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jennifer M. Amen, AAG, of Lincoln, NE.

Before McMILLIAN, ROSS, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Gerald R. Tlamka, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of his father's estate. Plaintiff's father, Frank J. Tlamka (Tlamka), was incarcerated at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) from December 2, 1994, through July 1, 1995, the date on which he suffered a heart attack and later died. Plaintiff alleges that corrections officers Otha Serrell, Michael Lichtenfeld, and Michelle Williams violated Tlamka's...

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