Tony Griffin v. Kurtis Holcomb

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: October 21, 2024
• Docket: 24-1371
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-1371 ___________________________

Tony Anthony Griffin

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Kurtis Holcomb, Officer, Pine Bluff Unit (Originally named Curtis Holcumb)

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________

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

Submitted: October 16, 2024 Filed: October 21, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, SMITH, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Arkansas inmate Tony Griffin appeals following the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon de novo review,

1 The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Patricia S. Harris, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. we agree with the district court that Griffin failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. See King v. Iowa Dep’t of Corr., 598 F.3d 1051, 1052 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny Griffin’s motion for appointment of counsel. ______________________________

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