Sisney v. Reisch
South Dakota Supreme Court
754 N.W.2d 813 (2008)
Relevant factsFree
A settlement agreement resolving a different inmate's earlier lawsuit required the DOC to provide prepackaged kosher meals twice daily to all Jewish inmates who requested them; when CBN stopped serving prepackaged kosher meals, Sisney (plaintiff), a Jewish inmate not named in the agreement, sued DOC officials (defendants) for breach, and the trial court dismissed for failure to allege facts supporting his standing.
IssueFree
Whether, in South Dakota, a prison inmate may bring suit to enforce a settlement agreement as a third-party beneficiary if the inmate is among the class of individuals expressly identified in the agreement.