William R. Cody v. Daryl Slykhuis, No. 06-2161 (8th Cir. 2007)

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Court Description: Prisoner case - prisoner civil rights. Defendants' summary judgment on plaintiff's Section 1983 claims affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 06-2161 ___________ William R. Cody, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of South Dakota. Daryl R. Slykhuis; Dennis Block; * Douglas T. Loen; Clifton Fantroy; * [UNPUBLISHED] Douglas L. Weber, in their individual * and official capacities, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: September 4, 2007 Filed: September 11, 2007 ___________ Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. South Dakota State Penitentiary (SDSP) inmate William Cody appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 action against SDSP officials, alleging denial of access to courts. Having carefully reviewed the record and considered Cody s arguments, we conclude that the district court 1 The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota. properly granted summary judgment and that there is no basis for reversal. See Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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