ROBERSON ex rel. A.A.R. v. DAKOTA BOYS & GIRLS RANCH

No. 21-3550.

42 F.4th 924 (2022)

Manda ROBERSON, individually and on behalf of the Heirs at Law of A.A.R., a minor; Alfonzo Roberson, individually and on behalf of the Heirs at Law of A.A.R., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. The DAKOTA BOYS & GIRLS RANCH; Shauna Faye Holweger, in her individual capacity as a Ranch staff member; Ebony James, in her individual capacity as a Ranch staff member, Defendants-Appellees. John Does, 1-2 acting in their individual capacities as supervisors at the Ranch, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 2, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the appellant brief was Greta Ann Wiessner , of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorneys appeared on the appellant brief; Robert Bennett , of Minneapolis, MN., Andrew J. Noel , of Minneapolis, MN., Kathryn H. Bennett , of Minneapolis, MN., and Marc Evan Betinsky , of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the appellee brief was William J. Behrmann , of Bismarck, ND. The following attorney appeared on the appellee brief; Paul Reginald Sanderson , of Bismarck, ND.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation took full custody of a young girl, A.A.R., from her parents and placed her at the Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch, a private psychiatric facility. After only a few months there, A.A.R. committed suicide. Her parents, Manda and Alfonzo Roberson, sued the Ranch and...

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