Courtnay Bell v. Baptist Health

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-2964
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Paul Huston
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
Michael Millsap; Syveno Jewell Wright
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs
v.
Kelly Kennedy Garcia, Director DHS; Rick Schults, Administrator; Jacey Benson,
R/N; Jill Webb, ARNP; Julie Peterson, Dietician
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Western
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Submitted: January 27, 2023
Filed: February 13, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, MELLOY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

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Paul Huston, a patient in Iowa’s Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders,
appeals the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment to officials and staff
members he accuses of improperly restricting him to a “healthy diet.” Having
carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that
there are no material facts in dispute and the defendants are entitled to judgment as
a matter of law. See Odom v. Kaizer, 864 F.3d 920, 921 (8th Cir. 2017) (reviewing
a grant of summary judgment de novo); Madewell v. Roberts, 909 F.2d 1203, 1208
(8th Cir. 1990) (explaining that claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 need “a causal link”
or “personal connection” between the named defendants and the alleged violations).
We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1 The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa.

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