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Parties Involved:
Bradley Bird
Appellee
Kenneth L. Blake
Appellant
Benjamin Brooke
Appellee
John Brown
Appellee
Bradley Burd
Appellee
C.O.I. Cooper
Appellee
Scott Cooper
Appellee
Lloyd Davis
Not Party
Larry Denney
Appellee
John Does
Appellee
A. Francis
Appellee
Amy Francis
Appellee
Karon Gatton
Appellee
Dan Greene
Appellee
James Helton
Appellee
Russell Hollowell
Appellee
Dana Hughes
Appellee
Wayne Hurley
Appellee
Mike Kemna
Appellee
Dwayne Kempker
Appellee
Sultan Lane
Not Party
Sidney Lanier
Not Party
R. Lima
Appellee
David Mansingh
Appellee
Tobey McMullen
Appellee
Missouri Department of Corrections
Appellee
Montgomery
Appellee
Brian Montgomery
Appellee
Lilly Moore
Appellee
Darin Morgan
Appellee
Vincent Negus
Appellee
Robin Norris
Appellee
Terry Page
Appellee
M. Pettigrew
Appellee
Mandy Pettigrew
Appellee
Kimberly Ross
Appellee
Lora Welling
Appellee
Doug Worsham
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-3516

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Kenneth L. Blake

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

Sidney Lanier; Lloyd Davis; Sultan Lane

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiffs

v.

Missouri Department of Corrections; Dwayne Kempker; Mike Kemna; Larry

Denney; Terry Page; Darin Morgan; John Brown; Montgomery; Dana Hughes;

Dan Greene; Russell Hollowell; Karon Gatton; M. Pettigrew; R. Lima; Bradley

Bird; Vincent Negus; A. Francis; Doug Worsham; David Mansingh; Lilly Moore;

Robin Norris; C.O.I. Cooper; John Does; Bradley Burd; Scott Cooper; Amy

Francis; Brian Montgomery; Mandy Pettigrew; Kimberly Ross; James Helton;

Wayne Hurley; Lora Welling; Tobey McMullen; Benjamin Brooke

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph

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 Submitted: November 24, 2015

Filed: January 15, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, BYE, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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Appellate Case: 14-3516 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/15/2016 Entry ID: 4356498 
PER CURIAM.

Missouri inmate Kenneth L. Blake appeals the district court’s1

 adverse grant of

summary judgment in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Religious Land Use

and Institutionalized Persons Act. Upon careful consideration of Blake’s arguments

for reversal, and de novo review of the record relevant to the claims he raises on

appeal, see Murchison v. Rogers, 779 F.3d 882, 886-87 (8th Cir. 2015) (summary

judgment standard of review); Hess v. Ables, 714 F.3d 1048, 1051 n.2 (8th Cir. 2013)

(abandonment of claims), we find no basis for reversal. We also find no abuse of

discretion in the district court’s denial of appointed counsel, see Phillips v. Jasper

County Jail, 437 F.3d 791,794 (8th Cir. 2006) (there is no constitutional or statutory

right to appointed counsel in civil case; relevant criteria), or in the denial of class

certification, see Chaffin v. Rheem Mfg. Co., 904 F.2d 1269, 1275-76 (8th Cir. 1990). 

The judgment of the district court is affirmed.

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1

The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

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