Richard Davis v. Gaylon Lay, No. 23-1258 (8th Cir. 2023)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Gruender, and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Prisoner civil rights. Order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-1258 ___________________________ Richard Alan Davis, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant, v. Gaylon Lay, Warden, EARU; Emmer Branch, Deputy Warden, EARU; James Dycus, Deputy Warden, EARU; Randy Shores, Major; Kenyon Randall, Major, EARU; Jeffery Deen, Field Major, EARU, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Delta ____________ Submitted: September 26, 2023 Filed: October 10, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Richard Davis appeals an order of the district court1 granting summary judgment in his action under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983. Following a careful de novo review, we conclude that the district court did not err in granting summary judgment. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable James M. Moody Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Patricia S. Harris, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-

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