Mary Broadus, on behalf of KZJ and as Trustee for the next of kin of KZJ v. Richard A. Johnson, in his individual capacity

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 19-2403
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Mary Broadus, on behalf of KZJ and as Trustee for the next of kin of KZJ
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Richard A. Johnson, in his individual capacity; Hennepin County, Minnesota;
Krystina Pena, in her individual capacity; Jane Does 1-6, in their individual and
official capacities
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants
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Kenneth Devon Lewis, Paternal Grandfather
lllllllllllllllllllllObjector - Appellant
Dareesha Waddell; Loretta Gilbert, Paternal Grandmother; Latrice Johnson, Aunt;
Erica Johnson, Aunt; Sheena Gilbert, Aunt; Dorothy Helen Cantry, Great
Grandmother; Lynda Kordovsky, Great Grandmother; Dreese Waddell, Maternal
Grandfather; Jaterriah Waddell, Great Aunt; CTJ, Half Brother
lllllllllllllllllllllObjectors
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: April 30, 2020
Filed: May 5, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Kenneth Lewis appeals after the district court1 approved, over his objection,
a settlement and the distribution of the settlement proceeds in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983
action related to the death of his granddaughter. In his pro se briefs, Lewis argues
only that his attorneys in the proceedings below “denied [him] effective assistance.”
Having carefully reviewed the record and the arguments on appeal, we find no basis
for reversal. See Glick v. Henderson, 855 F.2d 536, 541 (8th Cir. 1988) (there is no
constitutional or statutory right to effective assistance of counsel in civil cases).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1The Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright, United States District Judge for the
District of Minnesota.
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