Billy Davidson v. Tim Helder, No. 20-1124 (8th Cir. 2020)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Benton, Wollman and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Civil case. Defendants' summary judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-1124 ___________________________ Billy James Davidson lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Sheriff Tim Helder; Major Randall Denzer lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees Washington County, Quorum Court lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant Dr. Robert Karas lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville ____________ Submitted: October 9, 2020 Filed: October 15, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BENTON, WOLLMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Billy James Davidson--formerly confined in the Washington County Detention Center--appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment. Viewing the record in a light most favorable to Davidson, and drawing all reasonable inferences in his favor, see Cullor v. Baldwin, 830 F.3d 830, 836 (2016) (de novo review), we agree with the district court that defendants were entitled to summary judgment. The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable P.K. Holmes III, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. -2-

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