Khalan Ellington v. Lacretia Flowers, No. 18-1592 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Loken, Bowman and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. Plaintiff claimed that a denial in setting his first appearance in a criminal case resulted in a due process violation; the district court's summary judgment for defendants affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-1592 ___________________________ Khalan Ellington, ADC #655082 lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Lacretia Flowers, Booking Agent, Faulkner County Detention Center Unit 2; Billy Kelly, Transport Officer, Faulkner County, Detention Center; Gary Andrews, Lieutenant lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Western Division ____________ Submitted: December 14, 2018 Filed: December 27, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Khalan Ellington — who was charged and convicted in two separate criminal cases — appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant 1 The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the recommended disposition of the Honorable Beth M. Deere, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. of summary judgment on a due process claim arising out of a delay in setting his first appearance in the second criminal case. Upon careful de novo review, viewing the record in the light most favorable to Ellington and drawing all reasonable inferences in his favor, we conclude that the totality of the circumstances of this case would not shock the conscience even if there were any possible violation on these facts. See Lucke v. Cty. of Hennepin, 415 F.3d 936, 939–40 (8th Cir. 2005); Hayes v. Faulkner Cty., 388 F.3d 669, 673–74 (8th Cir. 2004). We find that summary judgment was properly granted for the reasons stated in Magistrate Judge Deere’s Recommended Disposition dated January 24, 2018, as adopted by the district court. Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________ -2-
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