United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 17-2968 ___________________________

Samuel Lewis Taylor

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Troy Steele

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant

Michael Miller; Kevin Culton

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

Carl Gravett

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant

Clive Hedrick

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee

Eric Dunn

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant

John Schneedle; Jason Crawford

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________

Submitted: July 5, 2018 Filed: July 10, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________

Before WOLLMAN, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by Missouri Department of Corrections inmate Samuel Taylor against Potosi Correctional Center staff, Taylor appeals following the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on his retaliation claims. Following careful de novo review, we agree with the district court that there is insufficient support in the record for Taylor’s contention that defendants’ actions were motivated by retaliation. See Lewis v. Jacks, 486 F.3d 1025, 1028-29 (8th Cir. 2007). We also conclude that support is lacking for Taylor’s claims involving a conspiracy, denial of court access, or any other constitutional deprivation to the extent alleged against the appellees; and that the district court did not abuse its discretion with regard to ruling on motions to compel and to strike. The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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