Chad Allen Beers v. Jimm L. Hendren

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: October 12, 1999
• Docket: 99-3075
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 99-3075 ___________

Chad Allen Beers, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Jimm L. Hendren, Judge; Michael * Western District of Arkansas. Bradley; Bill Reynolds; John Doe #1; * John Doe #2, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: October 6, 1999

Filed: October 12, 1999 ___________

Before BEAM, LOKEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Chad Allen Beers appeals from the district court’s1 order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against a federal judge, Mr. Beers’s two defense counsel, and two

1 The Honorable Robert T. Dawson, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendation of the Honorable Beverly Stites Jones, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. John Does. After careful review of the record, we conclude dismissal was warranted under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) because Mr. Beers’s allegations failed to state a conspiracy claim. See Snelling v. Westhoff, 972 F.2d 199, 200 (8th Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (mere allegations of conspiracy without specific facts showing meeting of minds do not state claim). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47A(a).

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CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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