Where appellant challenged the dismissal of his claims preservice and the adverse grant of summary judgment, the district court did not err in disposing of the federal claims, and the court properly declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims. ...

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  Where an inmate brought claims alleging interference with his access to courts and  retaliatory discipline, the defendants were entitled to summary judgment on the access-to-courts claim, but a retaliatory-discipline claim against a defendant sergeant is remanded for the district ...

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Where an Arkansas inmate challenged the grant of summary judgment against him on his claims for deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs, the judgment is affirmed because the inmate did not show deliberate indifference, and the denial of his ...

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  Where an inmate sued a prison official and health care providers claiming his rights were violated when the defendants failed to comply with his health care directives, the judgment is affirmed because the district court properly found that the ...

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  Where an Arkansas inmate challenged the dismissal of claims against some defendants, the judgment is affirmed because the district court’s reasons were proper, and a remaining defendant was not a state actor, and the inmate’s remaining challenges lacked merit. ...

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  Where an inmate presented evidence that specific defendants placed him in administrative segregation and prevented him from providing his attorney with legal documents shortly after he filed a prior lawsuit against prison officials, an issue of material fact remained ...

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Where an inmate sued prison officials for allegedly failing to protect him from an attack by another inmate, the district court misapplied the applicable legal standard, and the appeal is dismissed because the appellate court was deprived of jurisdiction by ...

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Where an inmate brought an action against prison officials including claims that they delayed his necessary dental treatment, exposed him to unsanitary conditions and denied him a premium-pay job, the district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing some ...

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Where plaintiff brought claims of false arrest, excessive force and denial of medical care against officers, the grant of sovereign immunity to the defendants was proper because the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that he failed ...

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Where an inmate sought an alternative plan to accommodate his religious practice after the prison satisfied its obligation to show that the denial of his first request furthered a compelling government interest, the defendant was improperly trying to raise a ...

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Where an inmate argued that a prison nurse was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs by delaying the administration of anti-nausea and pain medication, the judgment is affirmed because the inmate failed to show deliberate indifference. Judgment is affirmed. ...

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