United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 25-1219 ___________________________ Kevin Smith lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections; Joe Paige, III, Warden, Tucker Unit, Arkansas Department of Corrections; Thomas Hearst, Deputy Warden, Tucker Unit, Arkansas Department of Corrections; Adam Clark, Major, Tucker Unit, Arkansas Department of Corrections lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central ____________ Submitted: November 19, 2025 Filed: November 24, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Kevin Smith appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.

See Malone v. Hinman, 847 F.3d 949, 952 (8th Cir. 2017) (standard of review); 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

The Honorable Kristine G. Baker, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Beth Deere, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, now retired.

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