SMITH v. LISENBE

No. 22-2644.

73 F.4th 596 (2023)

Lady Maakia Charlene SMITH, personal representative of the Estate of Bilal Hasanie Hill, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Richard LISENBE, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Phelps County; Kelly Ratcliff; and Joe Taylor, Lieutenant, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 12, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Charles C. Eblen , of Kansas City, MO. The following attorney(s) also appeared on the appellant brief; Brandon K. Gutshall , of Kansas City, MO, Lindsey K. Heinz , of Kansas City, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees and appeared on the brief was Michael G. Berry , of Jefferson City, MO.

Before BENTON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Bilal Hasanie Hill was in pretrial custody at Phelps County Jail for about six months. After he was released, Hill sued Lieutenant Joe Taylor, Officer Kelly Ratcliff, and Phelps County, Missouri, for damages from inadequate medical care during his pretrial detention. The district court1 awarded...

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