Plaintiff:	Mark Christians
Defendant:	Darrin Young, in his individual capacity only, Rebecca Schieffer, Associate Warden MDSP, individual and official capacity, Alex Reyes, Associate Warden MDSP, individual and official capacity, Brent Fluke, Warden, individual and official capacity, Cody Hanson, Unit Manager Jameson, individual and official capacity, Seth Hughes, Unit Manager Jameson, individual and official capacity, Nancy Christensen, Unit Manager MDSP, individual and official capacity, Lt. Maddox, Lieutenant MDSP, individual and official capacity, Derek Ekeren, Unit Coordinator Jameson, individual and official capacity, Deb Eilers, Unit Coordinator MDSP, individual and official capacity, Laurie Stratman, Unit Coordinator MDSP, individual and official capacity, Julie Stevens, Case Manager MDSP, individual and official capacity, Nyreen, Unit Coordinator Jameson, individual and official capacity, Jarred Anderson, Unnamed Unit Coordinator, Jameson, individual and official capacity, Kelly Buchholz, CBM/Summit Food Services Worker MDSP, individual and official capacity, Marlin Sejnoha, Jr., Summit President & CEO, individual and official capacity, John Trieweiler, Summit District Manager, individual and official capacity, Kevin Trierweiler, Site Manager Jameson, individual and official capacity, Troy Ponto, Deputy Warden SDSP, individual and official capacity, Jessica Cook, Associate Warden SDSP/Jameson, individual and official capacity, Pamela Thomas, Executive Chef, Summit Corrections, individual and official capacity, Naomi McLaughlin, Summit Director of Marketing, individual and official capacity, Jeff Green, Summit Business Development Director, individual and official capacity, Unnamed Summit Licensed Dietitians, individual and official capacity, Dietary Assistants, individual and official capacity, Directors of Operations, individual and official capacity, District Managers, individual and official capacity, Food Service Directors, individual and official capacity, Assistant Food Service Directors, individual and official capacity, Food Service Workers, individual and official capacity, Justin Barthel, Director of Dietary Summit, individual and official capacity, Shane Sejnoha, Summit VP of Operations, individual and official capacity, Sharon Reimann, Mailroom Officer/ SDSP, individual and official capacity, Craig Mousel, Property Officer, SDSP, individual and official capacity, Dr. Mary Carpenter, Medical Director for Correction Health, individual and official capacity, Dr. Sultana, SDDOC Provider, individual and official capacity, Amber Gitchel, Medical Scheduling, individual and official capacity, Rachel Depree, Medical Supervisor, individual and official capacity, Dr. Karissa Zimmer, SDDOC Provider, individual and official capacity, Denny Kaemingk, South Dakota Secretary of Corrections, individual and official capacity, Mike Leidholt, South Dakota Secretary of Corrections, individual and official capacity, Doug Clark, Acting Warden, SDDOC Prisons, in his official capacity only, Unit Coordinator Pechous, Unit Coordinator for the SDDOC; individual and official capacity, Genie Birch, Program Manager at Jameson, individual and official capacity, Greasman, Correctional Office SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Dawn Alumbaugh, Correctional Officer SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Barnetche, Correctional Officer SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Marjama, Correctional Officer SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Winters, Correctional Officer SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Padilla, Correctional Officer SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Mullins, Correctional Officer SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Hulscher, Correctional Officer SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Lieutenant Becker, Lieutenant SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Lieutenant Hettig, Lieutenant SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Lieutenant Sorenson, Lieutenant SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Lieutenant Perret, Lieutenant SDDOC, individual and official capacity, Beth McCombs, Summit Supervisor Jameson, individual and official capacity, Summit Food Service, individual and official capacity, Jessica Waldner, Summit Licensed Dietician, individual and official capacity, Dan Sullivan, in his official capacity, Kellie Wasko, official capacity and J. Dreiske, Former Deputy Warden; individual capacity
Case Number:	26-1343
Filed:	February 26, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Prisoner - Civil Rights

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