Williamson v. Steele

2 Citing cases

  1. Raybourn v. Corizon Health, Inc.

    Case No. 2:16cv00010 PLC (E.D. Mo. Dec. 1, 2016)   Cited 1 times
    In Raybourn, the plaintiff inmate alleged that a correctional officer “violated her Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment when she confiscated from [p]laintiff, who was undergoing chemotherapy, a high quality hat, scarf and gloves that [p]laintiff's oncologist has provided her to protect [her] from exposure to the cold and risk of permanent nerve damage.

    Corizon Medical Services is a professional healthcare company that specializes in providing medical care in correctional facilities. Williamson v. Steele, Case No. 4:12CV1548 CAS, 2014 WL 555910, *1 (E.D.Mo. Feb. 12, 2014). Plaintiff alleged two counts against Woodrow in her individual and official capacity.

  2. Harris v. Corizon, LLC

    Case No. 1:15-CV-26-CEJ (E.D. Mo. Sep. 21, 2015)

    Plaintiff sues Lombardi and Wallace in their official capacities only. "A claim against a public official in his or her official capacity is merely another way of pleading an action directly against the public entity itself." Williamson v. Steele, No. 4:12-CV-1548-CAS, 2014 WL 555910, at *3 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 12, 2014) (citing Hafer v. Melo, 502 U.S. 21, 25 (1991)). "The Eleventh Amendment prohibits the imposition of monetary damages against the state, or against state officials in their official capacities." Id. at (citing Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651, 663 (1974)).