Donald Joseph Bedard v. State of Iowa, No. 05-3888 (8th Cir. 2006)

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Court Description: Civil case - civil rights. Defendants' summary judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 05-3888 ___________ Donald Joseph Bedard, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. State of Iowa; City of Urbandale; * Urbandale Police Department; Iowa * [UNPUBLISHED] Attorney General; Polk County * Attorney; Polk County Executive, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: December 19, 2006 Filed: December 27, 2006 ___________ Before SMITH, MAGILL, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Donald Joseph Bedard appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 action. Having conducted de novo review of the record, see Wertish v. Krueger, 433 F.3d 1062, 1064 (8th Cir. 2006) (standard of 1 The Honorable Charles R. Wolle, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. review), we find the district court s analysis to be thorough and well reasoned, and we reject Bedard s arguments for reversal. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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