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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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The Honorable Richard H. Kyle, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Franklin L.

Noel, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-2756

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Beck, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Erik William Skon; David Crist; Dr. *

Christopher Ceman, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: June 18, 2007 

Filed: June 26, 2007

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Before COLLOTON, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

In this appeal following remand, see Beck v. Skon, 253 F.3d 330 (8th Cir.

2001), Minnesota inmate “Reverend” Beck appeals the district court’s1

 adverse grant

of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the

record, we find that summary judgment was properly granted for the reasons

explained by the district court. See Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir.

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2006) (standard of review). We also find that Beck’s discovery-related arguments are

meritless, because he did not seek to postpone a ruling on summary judgment, as

permitted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f). See Stanback v. Best

Diversified Prods., Inc., 180 F.3d 903, 911 (8th Cir. 1999). To the extent Beck

intended to challenge the district court’s denial of his recusal motions, that challenge

fails as well. See Lefkowitz v. Citi-Equity Group, Inc., 146 F.3d 609, 611-12 (8th Cir.

1998) (recusal motion cannot rest solely on adverse rulings). 

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

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