GRISSOM v. ROBERTS

No. 17-3185.

902 F.3d 1162 (2018)

Richard GRISSOM, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Raymond ROBERTS, Secretary of Corrections, in his individual and official capacity; Johnnie Goddard, Deputy Secretary for Facilities Management, in his individual and official capacity; James Heimgartner, Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Gary Wilson, Classification Administrator, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Susan Gibreal, Deputy Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity; Paul Snyder, Deputy Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Fred Early, Deputy Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Dale Call, Compliance Officer, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Mary Wilson, Deputy Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity; Deane Donley, Classification Administrator, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Maria Bos, Compliance Officer, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity; Timothy Randa, Segregation Lieutenant, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Connie Zabel, Clinical Staff, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity; Roland Buchanan, Segregation Lieutenant, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Matthew Moore, Correctional Counselor II, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Katherine Clouser, Clinical Staff, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity; Brandon Walmsley, Unit Team Manager, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Billie Grey, Corrections Counselor I, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity; Allison Austin, Corrections Counselor II, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity; Charles Miller, Corrections Counselor II, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in his individual and official capacity; Tammy Martin, Unit Team Manager, El Dorado Correctional Facility, in her individual and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees. Stuart Grassian, M.D.; Terry A. Kupers, M.D., M.S.P.; Pablo Stewart, M.D., Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed August 29, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Razzano , Eimer Stahl LLP, Chicago, Illinois ( Brian Y. Chang , Eimer Stahl, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Daniel M. Greenfield , Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Chicago, Illinois, with her on the briefs), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Dwight R. Carswell , Assistant Solicitor General, Topeka, Kansas ( Toby Crouse , Solicitor General of Kansas, Bryan C. Clark , Assistant Solicitor General, Rachael D. Longhofer , Assistant Attorney General, Roger W. Slead , and Jeffrey T. Donoho , Horn, Aylward & Bandy, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri, with him on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Brook R. Long , Winston & Strawn, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, and Claire A. Fundakowski , Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, D.C. filed an Amici Curiae brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before LUCERO, BALDOCK, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.


Richard Grissom, a prisoner in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a number of state corrections and prison officials (collectively the Prison Officials), alleging violations of his constitutional rights stemming from his lengthy placement in solitary confinement...

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