James Martin v. Dennis Benson

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 10-2874 ___________ James Allen Martin, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * District of Minnesota. * Dennis Benson; Steve Youngs; * [UNPUBLISHED] Scott Giannini, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: February 3, 2011 Filed: February 8, 2011 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. James Allen Martin appeals the adverse grant of summary judgment by the District Court1 in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon careful de novo review, see Davis v. Hall, 375 F.3d 703, 711 (8th Cir. 2004), we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons stated by the District Court. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Raymond L. Erickson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.