William Morrison, Jr. v. Kevin Bond, No. 13-3658 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Murphy, Bowman and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Prisoner civil rights. Defendants' summary judgment on claims concerning plaintiffs' pre-trial detention affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-3658 ___________________________ William T. Morrison, Jr. lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Sheriff Kevin C. Bond; Sam Hargrave; John Brosch; Jason Atwood; Brian Egbert; Rene Woolbridge; Richard Townsend; Matt Bahner; Inna Kozhukharenko; Andy Holdeman lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Jefferson City ____________ Submitted: June 9, 2015 Filed: June 18, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before MURPHY, BOWMAN, KELLY Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. William Morrison appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, in which he asserted numerous claims related to his pre-trial detention. After appointing Morrison counsel, this court received briefs and then ordered supplemental briefing on whether summary judgment was proper as to Morrison’s claim that defendants seized and censored his mail without prior notice, in violation of his due process rights, and whether the district court appropriately handled discovery matters. Following a careful review of the record, and consideration of the parties’ arguments in their initial briefs and supplemental briefs, we find no basis to reverse. See Menard, Inc. v. Dial-Columbus, LLC, 781 F.3d 993, 997 (8th Cir. 2015) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo); In re Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Implants Prods. Liab. Litig., 113 F.3d 1484, 1489-90 (8th Cir. 1997) (determination that claim is ripe for summary judgment is reviewed for abuse of discretion; discovery does not have to be completed before court can grant summary judgment). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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