Pierre Watson v. Officer Zachary Driskill, Individual capacity; Jessica Hanner, Sgt., Individually

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-1673
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Pierre Watson
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Officer Zachary Driskill, Individual capacity; Jessica Hanner, Sgt., Individually
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
Diane Manley, Corporal, Individually; Kevin Brown, Correctional Officer,
Individually; John Hendrichs, Correctional Officer, Individually; Matthew
Unknown, Correctional Officer, Individually; Tammy Unknown, Sick Call Nurse,
Individually; Institution Doctor Unknown, Individually; Michelle Unknown;
Unknown Fulh
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants
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No. 22-2378
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Pierre Watson
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Officer Zachary Driskill, Individual capacity; Jessica Hanner, Sgt., Individually
llllllllllllllllll llDefendants - Appellees

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Diane Manley, Corporal, Individually; Kevin Brown, Correctional Officer,
Individually; John Hendrichs, Correctional Officer, Individually; Matthew
Unknown, Correctional Officer, Individually; Tammy Unknown, Sick Call Nurse,
Individually; Institution Doctor Unknown, Individually; Michelle Unknown;
Unknown Fulh
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants
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Appeals from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: January 19, 2023
Filed: February 3, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, MELLOY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Pierre Watson appeals the district court’s1 refusal to reconsider its grant of
summary judgment to the corrections officers who allegedly failed to protect him
from another inmate. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’
arguments on appeal, we conclude that there was no abuse of discretion in denying
his motions to set aside the judgment and compel discovery. See Freeman v. Wyeth,
764 F.3d 806, 809 (8th Cir. 2014); Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(1) (requiring a party seeking
an order compelling discovery to first make “an effort to obtain it without court
action”). Also absent is any evidence of judicial bias. See Liteky v. United States,
1 The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Missouri.

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510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court.
See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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