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Eric a Mc Dowel l, Th erap is t, Mi ss ou ri De pa rtment o f Co rrec ti on s, In Her Offi ci al

an d In di vi du al Cap aci ty; Ju li e Mo tl ey , Direc to r, MOSOP, In Her Offi ci al an d In di vi du al Cap aci ty; Mari an n At well , Direc to r, Reh ab il it at iv e Servi ces , In Her Offi ci al an d In di vi du al Cap aci ty; Al Lue bb ers , W ard en , Farm in gt on Co rrec ti on al Cen te r, InHis Offic ia l an d In di vi du al Cap aci ty; Ly nn Cal co te , In HerOffic ia l an d In di vi du al Cap aci ty; Tom Vil lm er, Warden , Farm in gt on Co rrec ti on al Cen te r, In His Offic ia l an d In di vi du al Cap aci ty; Lin de ll Edm on ds , MOSOP, In His Offic ia l

an d In div idu al Cap aci ty; Elai ne Dix
, MOSOP, In Her Offi cia l an d In div idu al Ca pa ci ty

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PER CURI AM.In th is 42 U.S.C. § 19 83 act io n, Mi ss ou ri in m at e Iv an Pag e ap pe al s th e di st ric t

co ur t’s ad ve rs e su m

m ary jud gm en t d e c i s i o ns in fav or of Ju li e Mo tl ey , an d he 1 2

ap pe al s th e di st ric t co ur t’s ad ve rs e ru li ng s on cert ai n m ot io ns he fil ed in th e di st ric t

co ur t. Als o p en di ng are m ot io ns forap po in tm en t o f co un se l h e fi le d i n t hi s co ur t.

Upo n care fu l r e vi ew, we co nc lu de th at th e di st ric t co urt di d no t err in it s

su m m ary jud gm en t de ci si on s, in whi ch th e co ur t co nc lu de d, in te r al ia
, th at Pag e’s du e pr oc es s, retal ia ti on , an d ex po st fact o cl ai m s fai le d as a m at te r of la w. See Green v. Dorm ire
, 69 1 F.3 d 91 7, 92 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 12 ) (s umm ary jud gm en t de ci si on is rev ie wed de no vo ); Adam s v. Agn ie l, 40 5 F.3d 64 3, 64 5 (8t h Ci r. 20 05 ) (p er curi am ) (in m at e do es no t hav e co ns ti tu ti on al ly pr ot ect ed li be rty in te res t i n p os si bi li ty of pa ro le , and th is co ur t ha s he ld th at Mi ss ou ri pa ro le st atut es crea te no li be rty in te res t un de r st at e la w in pa ro le bo ard ’s di sc ret io na ry de ci si on s) ; Cl ark v. Lon g, 25 5 F.3 d 55 5, 55 9 (8 th Ci r. 20 01 ) (in or de r to es tabl is h vi ol at io n of co ns ti tu ti on al rig ht s un de r § 19 83 , pl ai nt iff m

us t pr ov e t ha t de fen da nt ’s un co ns ti tu ti on al act io n was cau se in fact of pl ai nt iff’s in

jury). Fu rth erm or e, up on care fu l rev i e w o f th e di st ric t co ur t’s or de rs di sp os in g of Pag e’s m ot io ns , we fin d n o b a s i s fo r rev ers al

. See, e.g ., Ahl be rg v. Ch ry sl er Co rp ., 48 1 F.3 d 63 0, 63 7 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (d is co ve ry ru li ng s are rev ie wed fo r gr os s ab us e of di sc ret io n) ; Dav is v. Sco tt , 94 F.3 d 44 4, 44 7 (8 th Ci r. 19 96 ) (tr ia l co ur t ha s br oa d di sc ret io n to de ci de w h e th er bo th pl ai nt iff an d co ur t wil l be ne fit fro m ap po in tm en t of co un se l). W e th us affi rm un de r 8t h Ci r. R. 47 B. In ad di ti on , we de ny Pag e’s pe nd in g m ot io ns for ap po in tm en t o f co un se l.

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The Hon or ab le Fred eri ck R. Bu ck le s, Uni te d St at es Mag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e 1 East ern Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri, no w ret ire d, to who m t h e c as e was refe rred fo r fin al di sp os it io n b y

co ns en t o f th e p art ie s p ur su an t t o 2 8 U.S.C. § 63 6( c).

In Pag e’s or ig in al c o mp la in t, he na m ed nu m ero us ot he r in di vi du al s, al l of 2 who m were di sm is se d pr es erv ic e, pu rs ua nt to 28 U.S.C. § 19 15 (e)( 2) (B). He do es no t ch al le ng e th ei r di sm is sa l in hi s ap pe ll at e br ie f. See Ja sp ers o n v

. Pu ro la to r Co ur ie r Co rp ., 76 5 F .2d73 6, 74 0 (8 th Ci r. 19 85 ) (p art y ’s fai lu re t o ra is e o r di sc us s i ss ue in br ie f is de em edto be ab an do nm en t o f th atis su e).

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