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Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________ Submitted: July 5, 2018 Filed: July 10, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.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. ______________________________

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

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