Paul Criswell v. Nathan Johnston

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: August 12, 2024
• Docket: 23-2809
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 23-2809 ___________________________

Paul William Criswell

Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

City of Bryant; Bryant Police Department; Does, 15, City of Bryant Mayor, Bryant Police Chief, Police Officer, Patrol and Shift Lieutenant

Defendants

Nathan Johnston, Patrol Officer, Bryant Police Department

Defendant - Appellee

Brian Clary, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney; Gina Reynolds, Attorney, Public Defender’s Office

Defendants ____________

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

Submitted: August 7, 2024 Filed: August 12, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, BENTON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Paul Criswell appeals the district court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ argument on appeal, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Sterling v. Bd. of Trs. of Univ. of Ark., 42 F.4th 901, 904 (8th Cir. 2022) (standard of review).

The pending motion is denied and the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-