Kevin Smith v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
___________________________
No. 25-1219
___________________________
Kevin Smith
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections; Joe Paige, III,
Warden, Tucker Unit, Arkansas Department of Corrections; Thomas Hearst,
Deputy Warden, Tucker Unit, Arkansas Department of Corrections; Adam Clark,
Major, Tucker Unit, Arkansas Department of Corrections
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
____________
Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central
____________
Submitted: November 19, 2025
Filed: November 24, 2025
[Unpublished]
____________
Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
____________

-- 1 of 2 --

PER CURIAM.
Kevin Smith appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment
in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful de novo review of the record and the
parties’ arguments on appeal, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.
See Malone v. Hinman, 847 F.3d 949, 952 (8th Cir. 2017) (standard of review); 8th
Cir. R. 47B.
______________________________
1The Honorable Kristine G. Baker, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the
Honorable Beth Deere, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of
Arkansas, now retired.
-2-

-- 2 of 2 --