Hollis Martz v. Sheriff Benny Simmons, No. 19-2750 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Wollman and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Prisoner civil rights. Order granting defendants summary judgment affirmed without comment. [ April 09, 2020 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-2750 ___________________________ Hollis Devin Martz lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Manya Wood, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Sevier County; Tom Cooper, Judge; Chad Dowdle, Deputy, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office; Charles A. Yeargan, Judge, Sevier County Circuit Court; Erin Hunter, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants Sheriff Benny Simmons lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee Kris Hundley, Deputy; Michael Barnes, Deputy; Thomas Jackson, Deputy; Matthew D. Webb, Deputy; Johnny Cooke, Deputy; Greg Davignon, Deputy; Robert Gentry, Deputy; Bryan Chessir; Wendy Kelley lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Texarkana ____________ Submitted: March 20, 2020 Filed: April 10, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Arkansas inmate Hollis Martz appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on a due process claim arising out of a delay in his first appearance while he was a pretrial detainee. Having reviewed the record de novo in the light most favorable to Martz and having drawn all reasonable inferences in his favor, see Peterson v. Kopp, 754 F.3d 594, 598 (8th Cir. 2014) (standard of review), we conclude that, given the totality of the circumstances, summary judgment was properly granted for the reasons stated by the district court, see Hayes v. Faulkner Cty., 388 F.3d 669, 673-675 (8th Cir. 2004). The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Susan O. Hickey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. -2-
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