Donald East v. Warden Robert Dooley, No. 20-3144 (8th Cir. 2021)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Benton, and Stras, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Prisoner civil rights. Orders granting one defendant's motion to dismiss and the other defendants' motion for summary judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-3113 ___________________________ Donald East, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant, v. Warden Robert Dooley; Warden Brent Fluke, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants, PA Bradley Adams, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee, PA Karissa Zimmer; RN Dayna Klawitter; LPN Brittany Huber; CPL Ahrens; CPL Barta; CO Mastalir; Jane Does, 1 and 2 and 3; Other Unknown Persons, and Entities in their individual and official capacities; LPN Janelle Bastemeyer, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants. ___________________________ No. 20-3144 ___________________________ Donald East, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant, v. Warden Robert Dooley; Warden Brent Fluke, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees, PA Bradley Adams, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant, PA Karissa Zimmer; RN Dayna Klawitter; LPN Brittany Huber; CPL Ahrens; CPL Barta; CO Mastalir; Jane Does, 1 and 2 and 3; Other Unknown Persons, and Entities in their individual and official capacities; LPN Janelle Bastemeyer, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees. ____________ Appeals from United States District Court for the District of South Dakota - Southern ____________ Submitted: April 28, 2021 Filed: May 10, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In these consolidated appeals following final judgment in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Donald East, an inmate at Mike Durfee State Prison, appeals the judgment of the district court.1 The court granted one defendant’s motion to dismiss, 1 The Honorable Roberto A. Lange, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. -2- and granted summary judgment for the remaining defendants. Upon careful de novo review, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -3-

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