Samuel Taylor v. Michael Miller , 709 F. App'x 397 ( 2017 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 17-1860
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Samuel Lewis Taylor
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Michael Miller, CCM II, Potosi Correctional Center; Jason Crawford, Correctional
Officer II, Potosi Correctional Center; Carl Gravett, Correctional Officer I, Potosi
Correctional Center; Dorrain Johnson, Correctional Officer I, Potosi Correctional Center
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
Troy Steele, Warden, Potosi Correctional Center; Christopher Lambert, Canteen
Manager, Potosi Correctional Center; Clive Hedrick, Correctional Officer I, Potosi
Correctional Center; John Schneedle, Correctional Officer I, Potosi Correctional
Center; Eric Dunn, CCW II, Potosi Correctional Center
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Stanley Pruett, CCW II, Potosi Correctional Center
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee
Unknown Culton, Correctional Officer I, Potosi Correctional Center
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: December 7, 2017
Filed: December 28, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, MURPHY, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by Missouri Department of Corrections
inmate Samuel Taylor against Potosi Correctional Center staff, Taylor appeals
following the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on his First
Amendment retaliation claims. Following de novo review, we agree with the district
court that there is insufficient support in the record for Taylor’s contention that
defendants’ actions were motivated by retaliation. See Lewis v. Jacks, 486 F.3d
1025, 1028-29 (8th Cir. 2007). The judgment of the district court is affirmed in all
respects, including the pre-service without-prejudice dismissal of some claims, for the
reasons stated by the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, Chief Judge, for the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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