Maikijah HaKeem v. Chad Mesojedec, No. 21-1506 (8th Cir. 2021)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Shepherd, Grasz, and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. Defendant's summary judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 21-1506 ___________________________ Maikijah HaKeem; Roy Hughes; Jimmy Booker; Jacquard Larkin lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants v. Chad Mesojedec, Rehabilitation Therapist Director; Steve Sayovitz, Security Manager; Elizabeth Wyatt, Security Counselor; Kevin Schleret, Property Personnel; Mandy Torgerson, Property Supervisor; Kevin Moser, Facility Director MSOP-Moose Lake; Nick Lammi, Rehabilitation Counselor; Scott Benoit, Program Manager MSOP-Moose Lake; Terry Kneisel, Assistant Facility Director MSOP-Moose Lake; Peter Puffer, Clinical Director MSOP-Moose Lake lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: August 18, 2021 Filed: August 23, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Minnesota civil detainees Maikijah HaKeem, Roy Hughes, Jimmy Booker, and Jacquard Larkin appeal the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After a careful review, we conclude that the district court did not err in granting judgment for the defendants. See Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Hildy Bowbeer, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. -2-

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