JENKINS v. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, MINN.

No. 08-1058.

557 F.3d 628 (2009)

Philander JENKINS, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, MINNESOTA, Defendant/Appellee, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Jindra Officer Jeffrey, in his official and individual capacities, Defendants, Margaret Pedersen, in her official and individual capacities, Defendant/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 25, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill Eleanor Clark, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Toni Ann Beitz, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Philander Jenkins filed a § 1983 action against Margaret Pedersen, Hennepin County, and others, alleging that he received constitutionally inadequate medical care while incarcerated at the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center (Detention Center) in 2003. The district court1 granted summary judgment to Pedersen and the County, and Jenkins appeals. We affirm.

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