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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-2140

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Daniel Paul Skipper, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Western

* District of Missouri.

Dave Dormire; Bill Galloway; *

Arthur Woods; John James; - Sutton, * [UNPUBLISHED]

CO II HU 6; David Murphy, CCW *

20785; Leon Vickers; Dr. - Hardman; *

Sultrop, R.N.; - Swartz, L.P.N.; *

Tina L. Sutton; Sandra Webb; Wendell *

Enloe; Jay Cassady; John Janes; Dr. *

Elizabeth J. Conley; Jewel Cofield, *

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: July 5, 2010

 Filed: July 12, 2010

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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 09-2140 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/12/2010 Entry ID: 3682345
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The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendations of the

Honorable William A. Knox, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District

of Missouri. 

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After Missouri inmate Daniel Paul Skipper filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint,

the district court1

 granted some defendants’ motions to dismiss and for judgment on

the pleadings, and the other defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Following

entry of final judgment, Skipper filed this appeal. Having conducted de novo review

of the record, and for the reasons explained by the district court, we find that the

claims against all the Missouri Department of Corrections defendants except David

Murphy were properly dismissed for failure to state a claim, see McAdams v.

McCord, 584 F.3d 1111, 1113 (8th Cir. 2009); that judgment on the pleadings was

properly granted to defendant Murphy, see Clemons v. Crawford, 585 F.3d 1119,

1124 (8th Cir. 2009), petition for cert. filed, 78 U.S.L.W. 3644 (U.S. Apr. 21, 2010)

(No. 09-1274); and that summary judgment was warranted on the claims against the

Correctional Medical Services defendants, see Mason v. Corr. Med. Servs., Inc., 559

F.3d 880, 884-85 (8th Cir. 2009). We also find no abuse of discretion in the denial

of appointed counsel, see Phillips v. Jasper County Jail, 437 F.3d 791, 794 (8th Cir.

2006), or in the denial of relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e), see

Christensen v. Qwest Pension Plan, 462 F.3d 913, 919-20 (8th Cir. 2006). 

Accordingly, we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B, and we deny Skipper’s pending

motions to present evidence and to file additional reply briefs. 

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Appellate Case: 09-2140 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/12/2010 Entry ID: 3682345