# U n i t e d S t a t e s C o u r t o f A pp e a l s For the Eig hth Circu it

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J .A. Kel l er, Di rect o r, So u t h Cen t ral Reg i o n DOJ -FBOP; C.V. Ri v era, W ard en , Fo rres t Ci t y , Ark an s as FBOP; Beck y Cl ay , W ard en , Oak d al e, Lo u i s i an a FBOP; Ch es t er To rry , Tru s t Fu n d Su p erv i s o r, Fo rres t Ci t y Lo w; C. Gl as o w , Al t ern at e Di s ci p l i n ary

Heari n g Offi cer, Fo rres t Ci t y Lo w; B. Hu nt , M an ag er, M ari an n a Ho us in g Un i t i n Fo rres t Ci t y ; M o s b y , Li eu t en an t , SHU Fo rres t Ci t y

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I n t h i s act i o n bro u g h t u n d er t h e Fed eral T ort Cl ai m s Act
, t h e Freed o m o f
In fo rm at i o n Act
, an d t h e Ad m i n i s t rat i v e Pro ced u res Act
, Os car St i ll ey ap p eal s aft er
t h e d i s t ri ct co urt 1 d en i ed s om e o f h i s d i s co v ery req u es t s , d i s m i ss ed s o m e o f h i s cl ai m s , a n d a d v e r s el y g ran t ed s u m m ary ju dg m en t o n hi s rem ai n i n g cl ai m s

. Up o n carefu l rev i ew, w e co n cl u d e t h at t h e d i s t ri ct co urt d i d n o t ab u s e i t s d is c r e ti o n i n i t s d i s co v ery ru l i n g s , s ee To b en v. Br i d g es t o n e Ret a i l

Op er a t i o n s , LLC , 7 5 1 F.3 d 8 8 8,
8 9 5 ( 8 t h C i r

. 2 0 14 ) (n o t i n g t hat di s t ri ct co urt s h av e wi d e d is cret i o n i n h an d l i n g d i s co v ery m at t ers ), an d d i d n o t err i n d is p o si ng o f St i l l ey ’ s cl ai m s , s ee Kel l y v. Ci t y

o f Oma h a, 8 1 3 F.3 d 1 07 0
, 1 0 7 5 ( 8 t h Ci r. 2 0 16 ) (ex p l ai n i n g t h at a d i st ri ct co urt ’ s d i s m i s s al u n d er Fed eral Ru le o f Ci v i l Pro ced u re 1 2 (b )(6 ) i s rev i ewed d e no v o ); s ee

a l s o O d o m v. Ka iz er , 8 6 4 F.3 d 9 2 0
, 9 21 (8 th Ci r. 2 01 7 ) (ex p l ai ni n g t h at a d i s tri ct

co u rt ’ s g ran t o f su m

m ary ju dg m en t i s rev i ewed d e no v o , an d t h at su m m ary ju d g m en t i s p ro p er wh en t h ere i s n o gen u i n e is s u e o f m at er i al fact an d t h e prev ai l i n g p art y i s

en t i t l ed t o ju d gm en t as a m at t er o f l aw). Acco rd i ng l y , w e a f f i r m

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1 Th e Ho n o rab l e Bri an S. M i l l er, Ch i ef J u d g e, Un it ed St at es Di s t ri ct Co u rt fo r t h e Eas t ern Di s tri ct o f Ark an s as , ad op t in g th e reco m m en d e d d i s p o s i t i o n s o f t h e Ho n o rab l e Bet h M

. Deere, Un i t ed St at es M ag i s t rat e J u d g e fo r t he Eas t ern Di s t ri ct o f Ark an s as

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