Terrance Hood v. D. White, et al

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: James B. Loken, Diana E. Murphy and Lavenski R. Smith (UNPUBLISHED) [4157991] [13-2654]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-2654
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Terrance J. Hood, also known as Terrance J. Soto
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
D. White, Sheriff; Naylor, Captain; Boulton, Lt.
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: May 8, 2014
Filed: May 28, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Terrance Hood appeals the district court’s1
dismissal of his complaint that the allegedly humiliating lack of privacy to which he

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The Honorable Ronald E. Longstaff, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.

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is exposed when he showers at the Muscatine County Jail violates the Eighth
Amendment and his Fourth Amendment right of privacy, and the court’s denial of his
motion to reconsider. Following careful review, we affirm both orders because we
agree with the district court that defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, and the
court did not abuse its discretion in denying reconsideration. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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