Jimmy Brown v. Officer William Smith, No. 09-1400 (8th Cir. 2010)
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-1400 ___________ Jimmy Lee Brown, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Arkansas. Officer William Smith, Texarkana, * Arkansas, Police Department, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: March 16, 2010 Filed: March 29, 2010 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Jimmy Lee Brown appeals from the district court s1 orders granting partial summary judgment and dismissing his suit following a bench trial in his pro se 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record and the district court s findings, see Eckert v. Titan Tire Corp., 514 F.3d 801, 804 (8th Cir. 2008) (review of district 1 The Honorable Jimm Larry Hendron, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. court s fact findings made after bench trial is for clear error, and review of its legal conclusions and mixed questions of law and fact is de novo); Amrine v. Brooks, 522 F.3d 823, 830 (8th Cir. 2008) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo), we affirm the district court for the reasons explained in its well-reasoned orders. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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