Daniel Skipper v. Dave Dormire

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Daniel Skipper v. Dave Dormire, 383 F. App'x 593 (8th Cir. 2010)

Daniel Skipper v. Dave Dormire

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

After Missouri inmate Daniel Paul Skipper filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, the district court 1 granted some defendants’ motions to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings, and the other defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Following entry of final judgment, Skipper filed this appeal. Having conducted de novo review of the record, and for the reasons explained by the district court, we find that the claims against all the Missouri Department of Corrections defendants except David Murphy were properly dismissed for failure to state a claim, see McAdams v. McCord, 584 F.3d 1111, 1113 (8th Cir. 2009); that judgment on the pleadings was properly granted to defendant Murphy, see Clemons v. Crawford, 585 F.3d 1119, 1124 *594 (8th Cir. 2009), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 3507, — L.Ed.2d - (2010); and that summary judgment was warranted on the claims against the Correctional Medical Services defendants, see Mason v. Corr. Med. Servs., Inc., 559 F.3d 880, 884-85 (8th Cir. 2009). We also find no abuse of discretion in the denial of appointed counsel, see Phillips v. Jasper County Jail, 437 F.3d 791, 794 (8th Cir. 2006), or in the denial of relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e), see Christensen v. Qwest Pension Plan, 462 F.3d 913, 919-20 (8th Cir. 2006).

Accordingly, we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B, and we deny Skipper’s pending motions to present evidence and to file additional reply briefs.

1

. The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable William A. Knox, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

Reference

Full Case Name
Daniel Paul SKIPPER, Appellant, v. Dave DORMIRE; Bill Galloway; Arthur Woods; John James; — Sutton, CO II HU 6; David Murphy, CCW 20785; Leon Vickers; Dr. — Hardman; Sultrop, R.N.; — Swartz, L.P.N.; Tina L. Sutton; Sandra Webb; Wendell Enloe; Jay Cassady; John Janes; Dr. Elizabeth J. Conley; Jewel Cofield, Appellees
Status
Unpublished