Jakita Murphy v. Nurzuhal Faust, Warden, McPherson Unit, ADC Defendant Pam Malott, Sgt., McPherson…

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-2986
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Jakita Murphy
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Nurzuhal Faust, Warden, McPherson Unit, ADC
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
Pam Malott, Sgt., McPherson Unit, ADC
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
Cody Boggs, Cpl., McPherson Unit, ADC
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Northern
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Submitted: April 1, 2024
Filed: April 4, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before BENTON, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jakita Murphy appeals following the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary
judgment. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal,
we conclude that the district court properly granted summary judgment, see De
Rossitte v. Correct Care Sols., LLC, 22 F.4th 796, 802 (8th Cir. 2022) (de novo
review of grant of summary judgment); see also King v. Iowa Dep’t of Corr., 598
F.3d 1051, 1052 (8th Cir. 2010) (dismissal for failure to exhaust remedies is reviewed
de novo); and declined to address the new claims Murphy sought to assert after the
close of discovery, see Bell v. Allstate Life Ins. Co., 160 F.3d 452, 454 (8th Cir.
1998) (denial of motion to amend complaint reviewed for abuse of discretion); see
also 3M v. Superior Insulating Tape Co., 284 F.2d 478, 481 (8th Cir. 1960) (trial
court exercises its discretion in determining whether to grant leave to supplement
pleadings). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny the motion
for counsel.
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1The Honorable D.P. Marshall Jr., then Chief Judge, now United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the reports and recommendations
of the Honorable Edie R. Ervin, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
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