LETTERMAN v. DOES

No. 14-1571.

789 F.3d 856 (2015)

Jimmy Lee LETTERMAN; Annette Fay Letterman, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Jon DOES, individually, and in their official capacities; Steven Lammers; Noreen Gastineau, Defendants. Jerry Farnsworth; Bryan Earls; Marcia Jennings, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Anthony Relys , Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Louis, MO, argued ( Chris Koster , Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, on the brief), for appellants.

Aristotle N. Rodopoulos , Wood Law Firm, LLC, St. Louis, MO, argued ( Noah K. Wood , on the brief), for appellees.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


Three days after leaving a Missouri jail, Danial Letterman passed away from injuries he suffered in his cell. His parents sued a number of prison employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming, among other things, that prison employees were deliberately indifferent to Danial's medical needs. Three defendants moved for summary...

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