Mary Broadus v. Kenneth Devon Lewis, No. 19-2403 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Loken, Erickson and Stras, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. Order approving settlement and distribution of proceeds affirmed without comment. [ May 04, 2020 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-2403 ___________________________ Mary Broadus, on behalf of KZJ and as Trustee for the next of kin of KZJ lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. Richard A. Johnson, in his individual capacity; Hennepin County, Minnesota; Krystina Pena, in her individual capacity; Jane Does 1-6, in their individual and official capacities lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants -----------------------------Kenneth Devon Lewis, Paternal Grandfather lllllllllllllllllllllObjector - Appellant Dareesha Waddell; Loretta Gilbert, Paternal Grandmother; Latrice Johnson, Aunt; Erica Johnson, Aunt; Sheena Gilbert, Aunt; Dorothy Helen Cantry, Great Grandmother; Lynda Kordovsky, Great Grandmother; Dreese Waddell, Maternal Grandfather; Jaterriah Waddell, Great Aunt; CTJ, Half Brother lllllllllllllllllllllObjectors ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: April 30, 2020 Filed: May 5, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Kenneth Lewis appeals after the district court1 approved, over his objection, a settlement and the distribution of the settlement proceeds in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action related to the death of his granddaughter. In his pro se briefs, Lewis argues only that his attorneys in the proceedings below “denied [him] effective assistance.” Having carefully reviewed the record and the arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Glick v. Henderson, 855 F.2d 536, 541 (8th Cir. 1988) (there is no constitutional or statutory right to effective assistance of counsel in civil cases). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. -2-
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