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MASON v. CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.

No. 07-2814.

559 F.3d 880 (2009)

Alex A. MASON, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.; Gary Campbell, Dr., Defendants/Appellees, Elizabeth Conley; Unknown Rice; Unknown Rakestraw; Unknown Gavett, Dr., Defendants, James Carter; Missouri Department of Corrections, Defendants/Appellees, Mason Eye Clinic; Dean P. Hainsworth, Dr.; Unknown Hendrix, Dr.; Lenworth N. Johnson, Dr.;Unknown Doctors; Gary Kempker; Jim Moore, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan David Valentino, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Dana C. Ceresia, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellees James Carter and Missouri Dept. of Corrections.

Adrian Phillip Sulser, argued, St. Louis, MO, Martin J. Buckley and David S. Davis, on the brief, for appellees Dr. Gary Campbell and Correctional Medical Services.

Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Alex Mason, a Missouri state prisoner, suffered a blood clot that caused permanent blindness in his left eye. Mason sued the manager of his prison housing unit, James Carter, and the director of prison medical services, Dr. Gary Campbell, alleging that they violated his Eighth Amendment rights by failing to facilitate or render adequate medical treatment. Mason also sued the Missouri Department of Corrections ("MDOC"), alleging that the MDOC...

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