DAVIS v. BUCHANAN COUNTY, MISSOURI

No. 20-1842, No. 20-1843, No. 20-1845, No. 20-1846, No. 20-2075, No. 20-2076, No. 20-2292.

11 F.4th 604 (2021)

Brenda DAVIS; Frederick Stufflebean, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. BUCHANAN COUNTY, MISSOURI; Harry Roberts; Dan Hausman; Ron Hook; Mike Strong; Jody Hovey; Brian Gross; Natalie A. Bransfield; Dustin Nauman; Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Catherine Van Voorn, MD; Ann Marie Slagle, LPN; Ryan Crews, Warden; Corizon Health, Inc., Dft. terminated on 5/7/2018. Dft added back on 9/4/2018, Amended Complaint, Doc. 78.; Donna Euler, RN; April Powers, also known as April Griffin, also known as April Helsel; Amy Mowry; Alice Bergman; Fredrick Covillo, Defendants. Michelle Munger, Defendant-Appellant. Karen S. Williams, Defendant. Brenda Davis; Frederick Stufflebean, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Buchanan County, Missouri; Harry Roberts; Dan Hausman; Ron Hook; Mike Strong; Jody Hovey; Brian Gross; Natalie A. Bransfield; Dustin Nauman; Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Catherine Van Voorn, MD; Ann Marie Slagle, LPN; Ryan Crews, Warden; Corizon Health, Inc., Dft. terminated on 5/7/2018. Dft added back on 9/4/2018, Amended Complaint, Doc. 78.; Donna Euler, RN; April Powers, also known as April Griffin, also known as April Helsel; Amy Mowry; Alice Bergman, Defendants. Fredrick Covillo, Defendant-Appellant. Michelle Munger; Karen S. Williams, Defendant. Brenda Davis; Frederick Stufflebean, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Buchanan County, Missouri; Harry Roberts; Dan Hausman; Ron Hook; Mike Strong; Jody Hovey; Brian Gross; Natalie A. Bransfield; Dustin Nauman; Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Catherine Van Voorn, MD; Ann Marie Slagle, LPN; Ryan Crews, Warden, Defendants. Corizon Health, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Donna Euler, RN; April Powers, also known as April Griffin, also known as April Helsel; Amy Mowry; Alice Bergman; Fredrick Covillo; Michelle Munger; Karen S. Williams, Defendants. Brenda Davis; Frederick Stufflebean, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Buchanan County, Missouri; Harry Roberts; Dan Hausman; Ron Hook; Mike Strong; Jody Hovey; Brian Gross; Natalie A. Bransfield; Dustin Nauman, Defendants. Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. Catherine Van Voorn, MD, Defendant. Ann Marie Slagle, LPN, Defendant-Appellant. Ryan Crews, Warden; Corizon Health, Inc., Dft. terminated on 5/7/2018. Dft added back on 9/4/2018, Amended Complaint, Doc. 78.; Donna Euler, RN, Defendants. April Powers, also known as April Griffin, also known as April Helsel, Defendant-Appellant. Amy Mowry; Alice Bergman; Fredrick Covillo; Michelle Munger; Karen S. Williams, Defendants. Brenda Davis; Frederick Stufflebean, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Buchanan County, Missouri; Harry Roberts; Dan Hausman; Ron Hook, Defendants. Mike Strong; Jody Hovey, Defendants-Appellants. Brian Gross; Natalie A. Bransfield; Dustin Nauman; Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Catherine Van Voorn, MD; Ann Marie Slagle, LPN; Ryan Crews, Warden; Corizon Health, Inc., Dft. terminated on 5/7/2018. Dft added back on 9/4/2018, Amended Complaint, Doc. 78.; Donna Euler, RN; April Powers, also known as April Griffin, also known as April Helsel; Amy Mowry; Alice Bergman; Fredrick Covillo; Michelle Munger; Karen S. Williams, Defendants. Brenda Davis; Frederick Stufflebean, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Buchanan County, Missouri; Harry Roberts; Dan Hausman; Ron Hook; Mike Strong; Jody Hovey, Defendants. Brian Gross, Defendant-Appellant. Natalie A. Bransfield; Dustin Nauman; Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Catherine Van Voorn, MD; Ann Marie Slagle, LPN; Ryan Crews, Warden; Corizon Health, Inc., Dft. terminated on 5/7/2018. Dft added back on 9/4/2018, Amended Complaint, Doc. 78.; Donna Euler, RN; April Powers, also known as April Griffin, also known as April Helsel; Amy Mowry; Alice Bergman; Fredrick Covillo; Michelle Munger; Karen S. Williams, Defendants. Brenda Davis; Frederick Stufflebean, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Buchanan County, Missouri; Harry Roberts; Dan Hausman; Ron Hook; Mike Strong; Jody Hovey, Defendants. Brian Gross, Defendant-Appellant. Natalie A. Bransfield, Defendant. Dustin Nauman, Defendant-Appellant. Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc.; Catherine Van Voorn, MD; Ann Marie Slagle, LPN; Ryan Crews, Warden; Corizon Health, Inc., Dft. terminated on 5/7/2018. Dft added back on 9/4/2018, Amended Complaint, Doc. 78.; Donna Euler, RN; April Powers, also known as April Griffin, also known as April Helsel; Amy Mowry; Alice Bergman; Fredrick Covillo; Michelle Munger; Karen S. Williams, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 24, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Bird , BIRD LAW FIRM, PC, Liberty, MO, Pamela Kay Blevins , LAW OFFICE OF PAM BLEVINS, Saint Joseph, MO, Michelle Dee Carpenter , KRANITZ & SADOUN, Saint Joseph, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Brenda Davis and Frederick Stufflebean.

Jeffrey A. Bullins , John Wesley Smith , SIMPSON & LOGBACK, Overland Park, KS, for Defendant-Appellant Michelle Munger.

John F. Logan , David Michael Tyrrell , Merritt Bradley Watson , LOGAN & LOGAN, Prairie Village, KS, for Defendant-Appellant Fredrick Covillo.

Richard Acosta , Roger W. Slead , HORN & AYLWARD, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellant Corizon Health, Inc.

John R. Hicks , Emily Tung , NORRIS & KEPLINGER, Overland Park, KS, for Defendants-Appellants Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc., Ann Marie Slagle and April Powers.

David S. Baker , Kenneth Joseph Berra , David A. Cadoret , Nichole Caldwell , FISHER & PATTERSON, Overland Park, KS, for Defendants-Appellants Mike Strong, Jody Hovey, Brian Gross and Dustin Nauman.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Justin A. Stufflebean died after allegedly being denied necessary medication while incarcerated at the Buchanan County Jail and the Western Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center. His parents, Brenda Davis and Frederick Stufflebean, asserted 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and wrongful...

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