Michael Lind v. Linda McKinney, No. 19-3398 (8th Cir. 2020)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Loken, Benton and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. Order granting defendants summary judgment on plaintiffs' Section 1983, RICO and state law claims affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-3398 ___________________________ Michael H. Lind; Mary Lind lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants v. Linda T. McKinney, individually, and in her official capacity; Thomas Cline, individually, and in his official capacity; John J. Garrabrant, individually, and in his official capacity; Darrin Reed, individually, and in his official capacity; Becky Strong, individually, and in her official capacity; Jackie Jones, individually, and in her official capacity lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield ____________ Submitted: July 23, 2020 Filed: July 28, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Michael and Mary Lind appeal four district court1 orders disposing of their pro se action raising claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and state law. Following a careful review, we conclude that the district court did not err in granting judgment for defendants. See Plymouth Cty. v. Merscorp, Inc., 774 F.3d 1155, 1158 (8th Cir. 2014) (dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) is reviewed de novo); Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo). Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the district court’s order, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-

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