Keith Matthews v. Patrick Pierre, No. 22-3495 (8th Cir. 2023)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Gruender, Benton, and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Prisoner civil rights. Order granting defendants summary judgment affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 22-3495 ___________________________ Keith Dewayne Matthews lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Patrick Pierre, Correctional Sergeant, Cummins Unit lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee Debra Lungsford, Correctional Sergeant, Cummins Unit; Corey Haynie lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ____________ Submitted: August 3, 2023 Filed: August 15, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Arkansas inmate Keith Matthews appeals an adverse grant of summary judgment in his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis to reverse the district court.1 See Morris v. Cradduck, 954 F.3d 1055, 1058 (8th Cir. 2020) (reviewing de novo grant of summary judgment). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Matthews’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied as moot. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Edie R. Ervin, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-
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