James H. Phillips v. Sheila Woodard, Doctor, Forrest City Medium

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 20-2995
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James H. Phillips
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Sheila Woodard, Doctor, Forrest City Medium; Michelle Hickerson, Nurse
Practitioner, Forrest City Medium, also known as M. Hickerson; United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Delta
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Submitted: March 22, 2021
Filed: March 25, 2021
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, WOLLMAN, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

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Former federal inmate James H. Phillips appeals the district court’s1 adverse
grant of summary judgment in his action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named
Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), and the Federal Tort
Claims Act (FTCA). Phillips has abandoned his FTCA claim, see Hess v. Ables, 714
F.3d 1048, 1051 n.2 (8th Cir. 2013) (abandonment of claim); and we find no basis for
overturning the district court’s well-reasoned determination that defendants were
entitled to summary judgment on his Bivens claims, see Cullor v. Baldwin, 830 F.3d
830, 836 (8th Cir. 2016) (de novo review). The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir.
R. 47B.
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1The Honorable James M. Moody Jr., United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the
Honorable Patricia S. Harris, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District
of Arkansas.
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