NELSON v. CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES

No. 07-2481.

533 F.3d 958 (2008)

Shawanna NELSON, Appellee, v. CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES; Max Mobley, Doctor, Defendants, Larry Norris, Director of the ADC; Patricia Turnesky, Officer, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Paris Richardson, AAG, argued, Christine Ann Boozer, AAG, on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for Appellant.

Cathleen V. Compton, argued, Little Rock, AR, for Appellee.

Before RILEY, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Larry Norris, Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction (Director Norris), and Patricia Turnesky, prison security officer (Officer Turnesky), appeal from the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

Shawanna Nelson (Nelson) was incarcerated in the Arkansas Department...

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