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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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The Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-1241

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Erik Tweeton, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Cheri L. Frandrup; Kent N. *

O’Grady; Paul J. Gorski; Jane * [UNPUBLISHED]

Doe; Jeffrey S. Bilcik; Jerome *

L. Getz, *

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: July 29, 2008 

Filed: August 7, 2008

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Before MELLOY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Erik Tweeton appeals the district court’s1

 adverse grant of summary judgment

in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action arising from a May 2004 traffic stop. Having

conducted a thorough review of the record before the district court, see Larson v.

Kempker, 414 F.3d 936, 939 (8th Cir. 2005) (de novo review), we conclude that

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summary judgment was proper. Contrary to Tweeton’s assertion, he was required to

offer evidence countering defendants’ supporting affidavits and other evidence, see

Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e) (2006) (revised 2007) (to oppose properly supported summary

judgment motion, adverse party may not rely merely on allegations or denials, but

must set out specific facts--by affidavits or other evidence--showing genuine issue for

trial); Larson, 414 F.3d at 939 (nonmoving party must show existence of facts on

record creating genuine issue). Also, because his complaint was unverified, it could

not be considered as such evidence. Cf. Ward v. Moore, 414 F.3d 968, 970 (8th Cir.

2005) (where amended complaint was verified under penalty of perjury, it was

equivalent of affidavit and could serve as response to defendants’ summary judgment

motion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. 

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