NOVOTNY v. TRIPP COUNTY, S.D.

No. 10-3811.

664 F.3d 1173 (2011)

Stephen NOVOTNY, Appellant, v. TRIPP COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA; Tripp County Weed Board; Virgil Novotny, Doris Miner, Greg English, individually and in their capacity as a Tripp County Commissioner; Marion Best, individually and in his capacity as a Tripp County Commissioner and a Tripp County Weed Board Member; Roger Turnquist, Brian Henderson, Dan Musilek, Jim Massa, individually and in their capacity as a Tripp County Weed Board Member; Gregory Womeldorf, individually and in his capacity as the Tripp County Weed Board Supervisor; Clifford Schroeder, individually and in his capacity as the Tripp County Sheriff, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Raymond Whalen , argued, Lake Andes, SD, for appellant.

Douglas M. Deibert , argued, Michael A. Henderson , on the brief, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge, and MAGNUSON, District Judge.


SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Novotny (Novotny) appeals the district court's summary judgment order in favor of appellees dismissing his claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. After sorting through the sundry allegations made in Novotny's brief, we are unable to agree with his contention that the district court improperly granted summary judgment.2 Accordingly, we affirm.

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