Nissen v. Bloomberg

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided June 23, 2005

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2005-06-23

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Harrison Jolly v. John Knudsen, Correctional Medical Systems, Ara Services, Inc., and Jerry Jorgensen

Decided 2005-06-23

PER CURIAM.

¶1South Dakota inmate Jerry A. Nissen appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record, see Jolly v. Knudsen, 205 F.3d 1094, 1096 (8th Cir.2000) (standard of review), we agree with the district court’s thorough assessment of the merits of Nissen’s lawsuit.

¶2Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

¶3. The Honorable John E. Simko, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of South Dakota, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).