## United States Court of App eals
F O R T H E E I G H T H C I R C U I T

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__ __ __ __ __ _ Dale W il li am s, Sr ., *
* App el la nt , *
* App eal fro m

th e Uni te d S ta te s v. * Dis tri ctCo ur t fo r th e * Dis tri ctof M in ne so ta

. Cal Lud em an , Com m is si on er o f Hum an * Serv ic es ; J am es Arne so n, Su pe rv is or , * [UNPUBLISHED] Po lk Co un ty Soci al Serv ic es , in th ei r * in di vi du al an d o ffi ci al cap aci ti es , *
* App el le es

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__ __ __ __ __ _ Su bm it te d: Marc h 7 , 20 12 Fi le d: Mar ch 23 , 20 12

__ __ __ __ __ _ Befo re LOKEN, BOW MAN, an d B ENTON, Ci rcu it Ju dg es

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Dale W il li am s, Sr., was in de fin it el y co mm i tt ed in May 20 05 un de r th e Mi nn es ot a Sex Offen de r Pro gr am , a pr og ram a d m in is te red by th e Mi nn es ot a Dep art m en t of Hum an Serv ic es

. He is cu rren tl y a ci vi l de ta in ee in a MDHS faci li ty in Carl to n Cou nt y , Mi nn es ot a. His so n is a vu ln erab le ad ul t who res id es in a gr ou p ho m e aft er th e Po lk Co un ty Dis tri ct Co ur t ap po in te d a gu ard ia n fo r th e so n in 20 04

. In th is 42 U.S.C. § 19 83 act io n, Will ia m s al le ge s t ha t Cal Lud em an , Co m m is si on er of Hum an Serv ic es , and Ja m es Arn es on , a Po lk Co un ty So ci al Serv ic es su pe rv is or ,vi ol at ed W il li am s’s fede ral co ns ti tu ti on al rig ht to co nt act hi s so n by de nyin g v is it s,

bl oc ki ng ph on e cal ls , an d pr ev en ti ng hi s so n fro m writ in g. Th e d i st ric t co ur t 1 di sm is se d th es e cl ai m s ba se d up on de fen da nt s’ sh owi ng th at th ey were no t pe rs on al ly in vo lv ed in li m it in g c on ta ct s b et ween W il li am s an d h is so n. Will ia m s ap pe al s.

Afte r care fu l de no vo rev ie w, we ag ree wit h th e di st ric t co u r t th at th e cl ai m s

m us t b e d is m is se d b ecau se W il li am s fail ed to pr es en t ev id en ce t ha t Lu de m an act ed in ot he r th an a su pe rv is or y cap aci ty or th at Arn es on ha d an y co nt ro l ov er W il li am s’s

so n. See Mo or e v. In de ha r, 51 4 F.3 d 75 6, 75 7- 75 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 08 ). W e al so no te th at W il li am s m ay well ha ve ad eq ua te rem ed ie s un de r st at e la w th at he ha s no t ex ha us te d. To th e ex te nt th e MDHS cu st od ia ns are li m it in g at te m pt s to co nt act hi s so n -- whi ch he do es no t al le ge -- he sh ou ld ch al le ng e th os e r e s t r i c ti on s th ro ug h an in st it ut io na l gr ie va nc e. To th e ex te nt th e so n’s gr ou p ho me is bl oc ki ng W il li am s’s at te m pt ed

co nt act s, no do ub t wit h th e gu ard ia n’s ap pr ov al , W il li am s is pr es um ab ly an in te res te d pe rs on who m ay

pe ti ti on th e Po lk Co un ty D is tri ctCo ur t fo r ap pr op ria te rel ie f. See Mi nn . Sta t. § § 5 24 .5-3 16 (b ), 52 4.5 -3 17 (b ).

W e fu rth er co nc lu de th at th e d i s t r i c t c ou rt di d no t ab us e it s di sc ret io n in no t al lo win g W il li am s to am en d hi s co m pl ai nt an d th eref

or e affi rm

. See 8t h Ci r. R. 47 B.

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The Hon or ab le Ri ch ard H. Ky le , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e Dis tri ct 1 of Mi nn es ot a, ad op ti ng th e rep or t an d reco m m en da ti on s of

th e Hon or ab le Fran kl in L. Noel , Uni te d S ta te s M ag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e Dis tri ct of M in ne so ta

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