Aaron Edward Meier v. Sheriff Chris Degase

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2293
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Aaron Edward Meier
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Sheriff Chris Degase
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
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Submitted: December 8, 2025
Filed: December 11, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Missouri resident Aaron Meier appeals following the district court’s1 adverse
grant of summary judgment in his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that he was
1The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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arrested without probable cause. After careful consideration of the record and the
parties arguments on appeal, we conclude that summary judgment was proper because
the record showed there was probable cause for Meier’s arrest. See Said v. Mayo
Clinic, 44 F.4th 1142, 1147 (8th Cir. 2022) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed
de novo). We also find no error in the district court’s discovery rulings. See Vallejo
v. Amgen Inc., 903 F.3d 733, 742 (8th Cir. 2018) (district court’s discovery rulings
are reviewed for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
We also deny Meier’s pending motions.
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