Tomas Popson v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, No. 20-1860 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Gruender, Benton, and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. Even assuming that the admission of testimony that defendant possessed a firearm on occasions not charged in the indictment was error, defendant cannot show that the admission of the evidence affected the outcome of the case in light of the district court's instruction that the jury could only consider the evidence of prior firearm possession for the limited purpose of proving mens rea.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-1860 ___________________________ Tomas Caesar Popson lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. City of Kansas City, Missouri; Richard Smith, individually; Justin Forrest, individually; Nathan Anderson, individually; Kansas City, Missouri Police Department; Mayor Quinton Donald Lucas; Mayor Sylvester “Sly” James; Nathan F. Garrett; Leland Shurin; Don Wagner; Mark Tolbert; Doe-1, Police Officer/Agent; Doe-2; Doe-3; Doe-4; Doe-5; Doe-6; Doe-7; Sgt. Mike Lewis; Clint Reno; Does 1-50; City of Excelsior Springs, Missouri lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: April 21, 2021 Filed: April 27, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In this pro se civil rights action, Tomas Popson appeals the district court’s1 orders dismissing several defendants and granting summary judgment to the remaining defendants. Popson also challenges the district court’s imposition of a restriction on his filings. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Morris v. Cradduck, 954 F.3d 1055, 1058 (8th Cir. 2020) (summary judgment standard of review); Waters v. Madson, 921 F.3d 725, 734 (8th Cir. 2019) (Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal standard of review); Bass v. Gen. Motors Corp., 150 F.3d 842, 851 (8th Cir. 1998) (inherent disciplinary power standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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