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Parties Involved:
Jordan Buth
Appellee
Stephen Craane
Appellee
Steve Hammer
Appellee
Keith Krueger
Appellee
Nanette Larson
Appellee
Vuthy Long
Appellee
Steve McCarty
Appellee
Mike McMahon
Appellee
Adam Murphy
Appellee
David Paulson
Appellee
Kathy Reid
Appellee
David Reishus
Appellee
Scott Schantzen
Appellee
Michelle Smith
Appellee
Prentice Wheatley
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-2200

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Prentice Wheatley

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Michelle Smith; Stephen Craane; Keith Krueger; David Paulson; Nanette Larson;

Kathy Reid; Scott Schantzen; Jordan Buth; Sgt. Adam Murphy; Steve McCarty;

Mike McMahon; Steve Hammer; David Reishus; Vuthy Long

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis

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 Submitted: February 2, 2015

 Filed: February 10, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before MURPHY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-2200 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/10/2015 Entry ID: 4243036 
Prentice Wheatley appeals the district court’s adverse grant of summary 1

judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, in which he asserted, among other claims,

that various Minnesota Department ofCorrections officialsfailed to protect himfrom

harm. Upon careful de novo review, we conclude that the district court did not err in

its summary judgment decision. See Schoelch v. Mitchell, 625 F.3d 1041, 1045-46

(8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review for grant of summary judgment; requirements of

failure-to-protect claim). We also conclude that the district court’s other adverse

rulings were proper. See Elnashar v. Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC, 484 F.3d 1046,

1052 (8th Cir. 2007) (denial of motion to compel production of evidence is reviewed

for gross abuse of discretion); Phillips v. Jasper Cnty. Jail, 437 F.3d 791, 794 (8th

Cir. 2006) (denial of motion for appointment of counsel is reviewed for abuse of

discretion).

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

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The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the

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District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable

Arthur J. Boylan, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota, now

retired.

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Appellate Case: 14-2200 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/10/2015 Entry ID: 4243036