U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2009

Darrell McKenzie v. Michelle Hill

Darrell McKenzie v. Michelle Hill
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided August 25, 2009 · Benton, Bowman, Bye, Per Curiam
332 F. App'x 359

Darrell McKenzie v. Michelle Hill

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Darrell McKenzie appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action following an evidentiary hearing. After reviewing the record, we find no basis to reverse. See Johnson v. Bi-State Justice Ctr., 12 F.3d 133, 135-36 (8th Cir. 1993) (approving use of pretrial evidentiary hearing to determine whether pro se inmate’s nonfrivolous § 1983 damages claim warrants jury trial; if both sides present evidence at hearing, standard is whether evidence presents sufficient disagreement to require jury submission or whether it is so one-sided that one party must prevail as matter of law). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1

. The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendation of the Honorable H. David Young, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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