Clifford Eaton v. United States, No. 17-1128 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Loken, Gruender, and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Federal Tort Claims Act. Defendant's summary judgment affirmed without comment. [ September 13, 2017
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 17-1128 ___________________________ Clifford Scott Eaton lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. United States of America lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Helena ____________ Submitted: August 29, 2017 Filed: September 14, 2017 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Federal inmate Clifford Eaton appeals after the district court1 adversely granted summary judgment in his action under the Federal Tort Claims Act. After careful de novo review of the summary judgment decision, see Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006) (standard of review), we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Kristine G. Baker, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Beth Deere, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-
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