Opinion ID: 1251515
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Heading: Nyari's Summary Judgment Motion

Text: Finally, Nyari argues that the district court erred in denying his motion for summary judgment. A district court's denial of a summary judgment motion is generally not appealable. Ambrose v. Young, 474 F.3d 1070, 1074 (8th Cir.2007). But when an appeal from an order denying an appellant's motion for summary judgment is raised with an appeal from an order granting an appellee's cross motion for summary judgment, a court may enter an order directing that summary judgment be granted in favor of the appellant if the record presents no genuine issue of material fact and the appellant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Hawkeye Nat'l Life Ins. Co. v. AVIS Indus. Corp., 122 F.3d 490, 496 (8th Cir.1997). On review of the district court's denial of Nyari's summary judgment motion, we view the facts in the light most favorable to the government and draw all reasonable inferences in the government's favor. Mettler v. Whitledge, 165 F.3d 1197, 1200 (8th Cir.1999). The DSS determination that the sexual abuse allegations against Nyari were founded, while not sufficient to support summary judgment for the government, does preclude granting summary judgment in Nyari's favor. The district court could find that Nyari is not a person of good moral character if it determines that he sexually abused his daughters and that his conduct ... during the statutory period does not reflect that there has been reform of character from an earlier period or if the earlier conduct and acts appear relevant to a determination of [his] present moral character. 8 C.F.R. § 316.10(a)(2). We hold that the district court did not err in denying Nyari's motion for summary judgment.