EAST v. MINNEHAHA COUNTY

No. 19-2621.

986 F.3d 816 (2021)

Donald EAST, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MINNEHAHA COUNTY; Correct Care Solutions, LLC; Jean Heisler, MD; Linda Osborne; Robert Dooley, Warden; Brian Foley; Michael Joe Hanvey; Bradley Adams; John Does 1 and 2, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald East , South Dakota Department of Corrections, Springfield, SD, John Ryan Hinrichs , Heidepriem & Purtell, Sioux Falls, SD, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William C. Garry , Melissa R. Jelen , Cadwell & Sanford, Sioux Falls, SD, for Defendant-Appellee Minnehaha County.

Reece M. Almond , Elizabeth Sayler Hertz , Davenport & Evans, Sioux Falls, SD, Renee A. Eveland , Cline & Williams, Lincoln, NE, Travis W. Tettenborn , Cline & Williams, Omaha, NE, for Defendant-Appellee Correct Care Solutions LLC.

Matthew D. Murphy , Roger A. Sudbeck , Boyce Law Firm, L.L.P., Sioux Falls, SD, for Defendant-Appellee Jean Heisler, MD.

Frank E. Geaghan , Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Pierre, SD, for Defendants-Appellees Robert Dooley, Warden, Brian Foley, Michael Joe Haney, John Does 1 and 2.

Katelyn A. Cook , John Crisman Palmer , Gunderson & Palmer, Rapid City, SD, for Defendant-Appellee Bradley Adams.

Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Donald G. East sued Minnehaha County, Correct Care Solutions, LLC (CCS), and other prison officials and healthcare providers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in violation of the Fourteenth and Eighth Amendments. He also claims that two officers threatened him in violation...

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