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LEONARD v. ST. CHARLES COUNTY POLICE DEPT.

No. 21-3755.

59 F.4th 355 (2023)

Jamie LEONARD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ST. CHARLES COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT; St. Charles County Department of Corrections, Defendants Steven Harris; Donte Fisher; Lisa Baker, Defendants-Appellees Thomas Lupo; Katie Krankel Garofalo, Defendants Theresa Martin, Defendant-Appellee Nurse Theresa; Dr. John or Jane Doe, Defendants St. Charles County, Defendant-Appellee.

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 appellant and appeared on the brief was Amy Elizabeth Breihan , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellant brief; Gary K. Burger , of Saint Louis, MO, Easha Anand , of San Francisco, CA, William Patrick Mobley , of Saint Louis, MO, Thomas Richard Applewhite , of Saint Louis, MO, Steven A. Donner , of Saint Louis, MO, David F. Oyer , Washington, DC, Shubra Ohri , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees and appeared on the brief was Bryan Edward Wise , of Saint Charles, MO.

Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

While in jail, Jamie Leonard clawed at his own eye with enough force to tear it out. The question is whether qualified immunity is available to those who may have prevented the injury. We conclude it is.

I.

Leonard entered police custody after he broke into a house. The arresting officers noticed that he was...

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