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Parties Involved:
Timothy Barnett
Appellee
Rex Baumgartner
Appellee
Matthew Brune
Appellee
Robert M. Bry
Appellant
City of Frontenac
Appellee
James Ford
Appellee
Megan Julian
Not Party
Matthew Loveless
Appellee
Jeremy Newton
Appellee
Brian Wuertz
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1202

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Robert M. Bry

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

City of Frontenac, Missouri; Jeremy Newton; James Ford; Matthew Loveless;

Brian Wuertz; Matthew Brune; Timothy Barnett; Rex Baumgartner

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

Megan Julian

Movant 

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis

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 Submitted: November 10, 2016

 Filed: November 16, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 16-1202 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/16/2016 Entry ID: 4469809 
Robert M. Bry appeals after the District Court granted summary judgment to 1

defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We affirm. See Gray v. FedEx Ground

Package Sys., Inc., 799 F.3d 995, 999 (8th Cir. 2015) (“We review grants ofsummary

judgment de novo, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmoving

party.”). 

First, we conclude that the DistrictCourt did not abuse its discretion in denying

Bry’s motions for sanctions. See Strutton v. Meade, 668 F.3d 549, 559 (8th Cir.

2012) (concluding that the decision not to impose sanctions was not an abuse of the

district court’s considerable discretion where the destruction of evidence, while

intentional, did not necessarily reflect a fraudulent intent to suppress the truth), cert.

denied, 133 S. Ct. 124 (2012). Second, Bry offers no valid basis for overturning the

well-reasoned determination that the record showed that the defendant police officers

had at least arguable probable cause to arrest Bry. See Amrine v. Brooks, 522 F.3d

823, 832 (8th Cir. 2008) (“Officers may also be entitled to qualified immunity if they

arrest a suspect under the mistaken belief that they have probable cause to do so,

provided that the mistake is objectively reasonable.”). Accordingly, we affirm the

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judgment of the District Court, and we deny as moot appellees’ motion to file a surreply to Bry’s reply brief.

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The Honorable Ronnie L. White, United States District Judge for the Eastern 1

District of Missouri. 

Bry has abandoned his claims against the City of Frontenac, as well as his

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conspiracy and state-law claims, by not briefing this Court on why dismissal of those

claims was improper. See Hess v. Ables, 714 F.3d 1048, 1051 n.2 (8th Cir. 2013).

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