Chad Bennett v. Joseph Mrstik, No. 23-1696 (8th Cir. 2024)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Gruender, Erickson, and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. The district court's dismissal of plaintiff's civil rights complaint is affirmed.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on April 30, 2024.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 23-1696 ___________________________ Chad Bennett lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Joseph Mrstik, Police Chief, City Manager; City of Pleasantville, Iowa; Brian Bigaouette, Deputy Sheriff; Marion County Sheriff's Department lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________ Submitted: April 23, 2024 Filed: April 29, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Chad Bennett appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his civil rights complaint related to the investigation and prosecution of Bennett on state criminal charges. We grant appellees’ motion requesting that we take judicial notice of certain filings in the criminal case. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. -2-
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