Rodney Hurdsman v. Rodney Wright

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 23, 2025
• Docket: 24-1997
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-1997 ___________________________

Rodney Adam Hurdsman

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Viapath Technologies, Inc., formerly known as Globel Tel-Link

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant

Rodney Wright, Sheriff, Saline County; Saline County, Arkansas; Aventiv Technologies, LLC, doing business as Securus Technologies

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

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

Submitted: March 25, 2025 Filed: April 23, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Rodney Hurdsman appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful review of the record and Hurdsman’s arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Cook v. George’s, Inc., 952 F.3d 935, 940 (8th Cir. 2020) (denial of leave to amend complaint is reviewed for abuse of discretion, but when district court denies leave based on futility, underlying legal conclusions are reviewed de novo); Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc., 903 F.3d 733, 742 (8th Cir. 2018) (discovery rulings reviewed for abuse of discretion); Phillips v. Jasper Cnty. Jail, 437 F.3d 791, 794 (8th Cir. 2006) (denial of appointment of counsel reviewed for abuse of discretion); Akins v. Knight, 863 F.3d 1084, 1086 (8th Cir. 2017) (per curiam) (recusal decision reviewed for abuse of discretion); Jessie v. Potter, 516 F.3d 709, 712 (8th Cir. 2008) (grant of summary judgment reviewed de novo). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable James M. Moody, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Joe J. Volpe, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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