Charles Wilson, Jr. v. Wendy Kelley, No. 15-1003 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Prisoner Case - Prisoner Civil Rights. District court did not err in denying plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunctive relief in plaintiff's conditions-of-confinement action. [ April 22, 2015
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 15-1003 ___________________________ Charles Isaac Wilson, Jr. lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant Does, All other inmates similarly situated lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff v. Arkansas Department of Correction lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant Wendy Kelley,1 Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections; State Fire Marshall lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees State of Arkansas lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Pine Bluff ____________ 1 Wendy Kelley has been appointed to serve as Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, and is substituted as appellee pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c). Submitted: April 13, 2015 Filed: April 23, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Arkansas inmate Charles Wilson brought an action claiming that conditions at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction did not comply with relevant safety standards. The district court2 denied preliminary injunctive relief, and this interlocutory appeal followed. After careful review of the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion, for the reasons discussed by the court in its opinion. See Dataphase Sys., Inc. v. C L Sys., Inc., 640 F.2d 109, 113 (8th Cir. 1981). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 2 The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable H. David Young, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-
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