Paul Huston v. Kelly Garcia

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 22-2964 ___________________________

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 ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Western ____________

Submitted: January 27, 2023 Filed: February 13, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, MELLOY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Paul Huston, a patient in Iowa’s Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders, appeals the district court’s 1 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. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. -2-