Cordarious Willis v. Chynna Thomas

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 4, 2024
• Docket: 23-2112
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 23-2112 ___________________________

Cordarious Q. Willis

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Chynna Thomas, Correctional Sergeant, Arkansas Division of Correction; Roderick Johnson, Corporal, Correctional Officer, Arkansas Division of Correction

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central ____________

Submitted: April 1, 2024 Filed: April 4, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Cordarious Willis appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 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) (de novo review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable D.P. Marshall, Jr., then Chief Judge, now United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Jerome T. Kearney, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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