Keith Matthews v. Patrick Pierre

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: August 15, 2023
• Docket: 22-3495
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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Submitted: August 3, 2023 Filed: August 15, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________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.

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