Reginald L. Dunahue v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-2840
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Reginald L. Dunahue
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction;
Wendy Kelley, Former Director, Arkansas Department of Correction;
Marshall Dale Reed, Chief Deputy, Arkansas Department of Correction;
Jeremy C. Andrews, Warden, EARU, ADC; James Dycus, Deputy Warden,
EARU, ADC; David Knott, Major, EARU, ADC
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
Morieon Kelly, Captain, EARU, ADC
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
Stephanie Palmer, Sergeant, East Arkansas Maximum Security Unit, ADC
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
Latosha Davis, Lieutenant, EARU, ADC; Kathy Baxter, Corporal/S.E.T. Team,
East Arkansas Maximum Security Unit, ADC (originally named as K Baxter);
Demarcus Lewis, Corporal/ S.E.T. Team, East Arkansas Maximum Security Unit,
ADC; Terrence Akins, Corporal/ S.E.T. Team, East Arkansas Maximum Security
Unit, ADC; Erma Bell, Kitchen Captain, EARU, ADC (originally named as Bell)
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants
Emmer Branch, Deputy Warden, ADC, East Arkansas Regional Unit
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

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Wallace McNary, Captain, ADC, East Arkansas Regional Unit
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
Georgette Broadway, Grievance Officer, ADC, East Arkansas Regional Unit
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
Justine Minor, Disciplinary Judge, ADC, East Arkansas Regional Unit
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas
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Submitted: March 5, 2024
Filed: March 14, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON,1 KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
1Judge Colloton became chief judge of the circuit on March 11, 2024. See 28
U.S.C. § 45(a)(1).
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Reginald Dunahue appeals the district court’s2 orders dismissing some of his
claims and granting summary judgment for the defendants on the remaining claims,
in his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record and the
parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Townsend v. Murphy,
898 F.3d 780, 783 (8th Cir. 2018) (reviewing de novo grant of summary judgment);
Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (reviewing de novo 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e)(2)(B) dismissal); Ash v. Anderson Merchandisers, LLC, 799 F.3d 957, 960
(8th Cir. 2015) (reviewing de novo dismissal for failure to state a claim).
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. The
request for oral argument is denied as moot.
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2The Honorable D.P. Marshall Jr., then Chief Judge, now United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, in part adopting the findings and
recommendations of the Honorable Patricia S. Harris, United States Magistrate Judge
for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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