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DEAN v. BEARDEN

No. 21-3093.

79 F.4th 986 (2023)

Teri L. DEAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward BEARDEN, In their Individual Capacity; Elijah L. Mosier, In their Individual Capacity; Todd E. Mustain, In their Individual Capacity; Kevin L. Reed, Defendants. Director Anne L. Precythe, Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, in her Individual and Official Capacities, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 23, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria Ann Lanahan , Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Louis, MO, argued ( Eric S. Schmitt , Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, Kaleb D. Gregory , Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Jenifer C. Snow , The Law Offices of Joan M. Swartz, St. Louis, MO, argued ( Brendan D. Roediger , John J. Ammann , St. Louis U. Legal Clinic, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, STRAS and KOBES, Circuit Judges.

The Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections relied on staff to investigate and address sexual-assault allegations against a prison guard. The question for us is whether the Eighth Amendment clearly required her to do more. We conclude that the answer is no, so we reverse the district court's order denying qualified...

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