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Parties Involved:
Thomas Baker
Appellee
Correctional Medical Services
Appellee
Dave Dormire
Appellee
Erin Escamilla
Appellee
George Lombardi
Appellee
John A. Matthews
Appellee
Danny Sitton
Appellant
Pamela Swartz
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-2140

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Danny Sitton

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Correctional Medical Services; Erin Escamilla, Nurse; Dr. John A. Matthews; Dr.

Thomas Baker; Pamela Swartz, Nurse; Dave Dormire, Warden; George Lombardi,

Director, Missouri Department of Corrections

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - Jefferson City

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 Submitted: April 17, 2015

Filed: April 27, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before BYE, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-2140 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/27/2015 Entry ID: 4268867 
Inmate Danny Sitton appeals the district court’s adverse grant of summary 1

judgment on his claims against Correctional Medical Services and Dr. John A.

Matthews in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We find no merit to Sitton’s challenges to

the grant of summary judgment. See Mason v. Corr. Med. Servs., Inc., 559 F.3d 880,

884-85 (8th Cir. 2009) (de novo review). We also find no abuse of discretion in the

district court’s denial of Sitton’s motion for recusal. See 28 U.S.C. § 144 (requiring

reassignment if party files timely and sufficient affidavit stating judge has personal

bias or prejudice against him or in favor of adverse party); Bannister v. Delo, 100

F.3d 610, 614 (8th Cir. 1996) (judge presiding over case is presumed impartial and

party bears substantial burden of proving otherwise; not all unfavorable dispositions

towards individual or his case are properly described by terms bias or prejudice). The

judgment of the district court is affirmed.

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

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Western District of Missouri.

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