INGRASSIA v. SCHAFER

No. 14-3358.

825 F.3d 891 (2016)

Thomas J. INGRASSIA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Keith SCHAFER, Director, Missouri Department of Mental Health, In His Official Capacity; Felix Vincenz, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Missouri Department of Mental Health, In His Official Capacity; Julie Inman, Regional Executive Officer, Missouri Department of Mental Health, In Her Official Capacity, Defendants. Carol Dicknette, Office of Consumer Safety, Missouri Department of Mental Health, Defendant-Appellant. Leigh Gibson, Office of Consumer Safety, Missouri Department of Mental Health, Defendant. Jay Englehart, Psychiatrist/Physician, Medical Director, SORTS, In His Official and Individual Capacity; Alan Blake, Chief Operating Officer, SORTS, In His Official and Individual Capacity; Beth Weinkein, Dietician II, SORTS, In Her Official and Individual Capacity, Defendants-Appellants. Brenda Swift, Facility Grievance Coordinator, SORTS, In Her Official and Individual Capacity; Bob Wills, Chief Nursing Executive, SORTS; Joe Easter, RN 5, SORTS, Defendants. Marybeth Rowe, RN 5, SORTS, Defendant-Appellant. Kevin Fletcher, Risk Management Committee; Kristina Bender, Unit Program Supervisor, SORTS; John Does, Members of Risk Management Committee, Executive Committee, Resident's Rights Review Committee, SORTS, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was H. Anthony Relys , AAG, of Saint Louis, MO.

The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Mary Delworth Morris , AAG, of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Michael F. Jones , of Clayton, MO.

Before MURPHY, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


Thomas J. Ingrassia, a civilly-committed individual, sued Carol A. Dickneite, Jay W. Englehart, Alan W. Blake, Beth Weinkein and Mary Beth Rowe, alleging a violation of his constitutional right to adequate nutrition under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court denied defendants qualified immunity. They appeal. Having jurisdiction...

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