Daniel Pedraza v. Arkansas Department of Correction

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2490
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Daniel Pedraza
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Arkansas Department of Correction; G. Musselwhite, Warden, Arkansas
Department of Corrections, Cummins Unit; Robert L. Pierce, Deputy Warden of
Security, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Cummins Unit; Darren Dill,
Lieutenant/Sergeant, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Cummins Unit;
Marshall Dale Reed, Chief Deputy Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections;
Lewis Young, Deputy Warden of Operations, Arkansas Department of
Corrections; WellPath, Health Care Provider, Cummins Unit; Lerizza Nunag,
Provider/Nurse, Wellpath, Cummins Unit
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central
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Submitted: February 11, 2026
Filed: February 17, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Daniel Pedraza appeals after the district court1
dismissed some of his claims pre-service, denied his request for appointed counsel,
and adversely granted summary judgment as to his remaining claims. After careful
review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for
reversal. See Johnson v. Carroll, 658 F.3d 819, 825 (8th Cir. 2011) (reviewing de
novo grant of summary judgment); Cooper v. Schriro, 189 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir.
1999) (per curiam) (reviewing de novo 28 U.S.C. § 1915A dismissal); see also
Patterson v. Kelley, 902 F.3d 845, 849-50 (8th Cir. 2018) (reviewing the denial of
counsel for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas, adopting the reports and recommendations of the Honorable
Benecia Moore and Honorable J. Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judges for
the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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