Case Name: Robert WILSON, Appellant, v. Nancy H. EVANS, Public Safety Commissioner of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually and in her official capacity; Cedar Rapids Police Department, sued as the Cedar Rapids City Police Department; City of Cedar Rapids; Brian Bean, police officer of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually; Graham Campshure, police officer of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually; Four Unidentified and Unnamed Officers, Cedar Rapids Police Department, individually, Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-09-04
Citations: 18 F. App'x 442
Docket Number: No. 01-1791
Parties: Robert WILSON, Appellant, v. Nancy H. EVANS, Public Safety Commissioner of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually and in her official capacity; Cedar Rapids Police Department, sued as the Cedar Rapids City Police Department; City of Cedar Rapids; Brian Bean, police officer of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually; Graham Campshure, police officer of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually; Four Unidentified and Unnamed Officers, Cedar Rapids Police Department, individually, Appellees.
Judges: Before BOWMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 18
Pages: 442–443

Head Matter:
Robert WILSON, Appellant, v. Nancy H. EVANS, Public Safety Commissioner of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually and in her official capacity; Cedar Rapids Police Department, sued as the Cedar Rapids City Police Department; City of Cedar Rapids; Brian Bean, police officer of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually; Graham Campshure, police officer of the City of Cedar Rapids, individually; Four Unidentified and Unnamed Officers, Cedar Rapids Police Department, individually, Appellees.
No. 01-1791.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 30, 2001.
Decided Sept. 4, 2001.
Before BOWMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Robert Wilson appeals the District Court's adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action claiming violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. He alleges that because he is African American, he was twice stopped and detained by City of Cedar Rapids (City) police officers for no legitimate purpose, and on one occasion they required him to provide his per sonal identifying information when he tried to report a crime. Having carefully reviewed the record, see Smith v. Watkins, 159 F.3d 1137, 1138 (8th Cir.1998) (de novo standard of review), we affirm.
Although the city ordinance infractions upon which the challenged stops were based appear minor, Wilson fails to establish that the stops were unconstitutional or that the scope of the stops was excessive. Cf. United States v. Beck, 140 F.3d 1129, 1133-34 (8th Cir.1998) (affirming that even minor traffic violation creates probable cause to stop vehicle; during investigative traffic stops, officers may ask for identification, request explanation for presence in area, and conduct computer checks). Further, Wilson's evidence falls short of showing that City police officers targeted African Americans or engaged in racial profiling, or that City police officers treated similarly situated whites differently-
We also conclude that Wilson cannot seek reversal in this civil matter on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. See Glick v. Henderson, 855 F.2d 536, 541 (8th Cir.1988) (holding that defendant has no constitutional or statutory right to effective assistance of counsel in a civil case). Finally, the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding costs to defendants. See Firefighter's Inst. for Racial Equal, v. City of St. Louis, 220 F.3d 898, 905 (8th Cir.2000) (standard of review), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 121 S.Ct. 1359, 149 L.Ed.2d 288 (2001).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
. The Honorable Edward J. McManus, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.