Randy Jones v. Stephen Sparks ( 2020 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-2971
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Randy Dean Jones, Sr.
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Stephen Sparks; Tasha Whelan
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
Nick Ludwig
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Mark Roberts; Rebecca Bowker; Deb Nichols
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John Marsh; John and Jane Doe, Medical Staff and Administrators in the Iowa
Department of Corrections
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: May 19, 2020
Filed: May 22, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before KELLY, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Iowa inmate Randy Dean Jones, Sr. appeals the
district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on his deliberate indifference
claim. Construing the record in a light most favorable to Jones, and drawing all
reasonable inferences in his favor, see Cullor v. Baldwin, 830 F.3d 830, 836 (8th Cir.
2016) (de novo review), we find no basis for reversing the grant of summary
judgment, see Holden v. Hirner, 663 F.3d 336, 342 (8th Cir. 2011) (inmate alleging
delay in treatment must present verifying medical evidence that delays adversely
affected his prognosis). The judgment is affirmed, see 8th Cir. R. 47B, and Jones’s
pending motion for counsel is denied as moot.
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The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the Southern District of Iowa.
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