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Parties Involved:
Larry Brimeyer
Appellee
Dave Degrange
Appellee
Bernard Eaves
Appellee
John Emmett
Appellee
Iowa Department of Corrections
Appellee
W. L. Kautzky
Appellee
John Mathes
Appellee
Paul A. Muller
Appellee
Debbie Nichols
Appellee
William Sperfslage
Appellee
Delwin Vande Krol
Appellee
Keith Walker
Appellant
Ronald Welder
Appellee
Karen Woodley
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-3880

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Keith Walker, also known as Herevel Ben Kushi

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Iowa Department of Corrections; W. L. Kautzky, Director; Larry Brimeyer,

Deputy Director; John Mathes, Warden; William Sperfslage, Deputy Warden;

John Emmett, Security Director; Ronald Welder, Executive Assistant; Karen

Woodley, Acting Grievance Officer; Dave Degrange, Investigator II; Paul A.

Muller, Deputy Director; Bernard Eaves, Treatment Director; Debbie Nichols,

Unit Manager Cell House 314; Delwin Vande Krol, Multi-Faith Chaplain

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines

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 Submitted: August 4, 2015

Filed: August 7, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-3880 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/07/2015 Entry ID: 4303746 
In this action under the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and

Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc-1 to 2000cc-5, Iowa prisoner

Herevel Ben-Kushi, also known as Keith Walker (Walker), appeals the district

court’s order denying his post-judgment motion asking that the court hold defendants

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in contempt for violating a 2006 order. We conclude that the district court did not

abuse its discretion in denying the contempt motion, see Wycoff v. Hedgepeth, 34

F.3d 614, 616 (8th Cir. 1994) (standard of review); in denying Walker’s motion for

reconsideration, see Swope v. Siegel-Robert, Inc., 243 F.3d 486, 498 (8th Cir. 2001)

(standard of review); or in denying appointed counsel, see Phillips v. Jasper Cty. Jail,

437 F.3d 791, 794 (8th Cir. 2006) (standard of review).

The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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The Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Judge for the

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Southern District of Iowa.

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Appellate Case: 14-3880 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/07/2015 Entry ID: 4303746