Turner v. Roach

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided June 28, 2013

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2013-06-28

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

Decided 2013-06-28

PER CURIAM.

¶1In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Missouri inmate David Turner appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on his excessive-force claim. Following de novo review, we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

¶2. The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.