BRABBIT AS TRUSTEE FOR BILD v. CAPRA

No. 21-3564.

59 F.4th 349 (2023)

Lisa M. BRABBIT, AS TRUSTEE FOR the next of kin of Richard BILD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank CAPRA, in his individual capacity as a Washington County Jail Sergeant; Stephanie Kaphing and Cayci Nelson, in their individual capacities as Washington County Jail nurses; Katelyn Schlief, Vince Scheele, and Chris Stellmach, in their individual capacities as Washington County Jail Correctional Officers; Roger Heinen, in his official capacity as the Washington County Jail Correctional Commander; and Washington County, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 3, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellants and appeared on the brief was Stephanie A. Angolkar , of Bloomington, MN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellants brief; Jason Michael Hiveley, of Bloomington, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Ryan W. Marth , of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Robert Bennett , of Minneapolis, MN., Jeffrey M. Montpetit , of Minneapolis, MN., Andrew J. Noel , of Minneapolis, MN., Kathryn H. Bennett , of Minneapolis, MN., Marc Evan Betinsky , of Minneapolis, MN.

Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Richard Bild, while detained at the Washington County Jail ("WCJ"), committed suicide by jumping from a height. Lisa M. Brabbit, as trustee for Bild's next of kin, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Washington County and WCJ employees. The individual defendants appeal the district court's denial of qualified immunity. We...

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