JOHNSON v. LEONARD

No. 18-1833.

929 F.3d 569 (2019)

Marvin Orlando JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Doctor Todd A. LEONARD, Mend Correctional Care; Gwen Blossom, Medical Provider of Mend Correctional Care; Michelle Skroch, Nursing Director of Mend Correctional Care; Doctor John M. Collier, DDS, of Koala Dental, in their official and individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Kyle J. Essley , of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Kyle J. Essley , of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee — Doctor John M. Collier , D.D.S. was Jacqueline M. Schuh , of Saint Cloud, MN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief of Collier; Jacqueline M. Schuh , of Saint Cloud, MN. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees — Todd Leonard , MD, Gwen Blossom , FNP, and Michelle Skroch was Bradley R. Prowant of St. Paul, MN., The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellees' brief of Leonard, et al.; Bradley R. Prowant , of Saint Paul, MN., and John M. Bjorkman of St. Paul, MN.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


As a pretrial detainee, Marvin Orlando Johnson suffered from multiple cavities and tooth pain. He sued Dr. Todd A. Leonard, Gwen Blossom, Michelle Skroch, and Dr. John M. Collier under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for depriving him of dental care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Collier initially did not file a responsive pleading...

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