Calvin Carrick v. Mike Beebe

[Published]

Calvin Carrick appeals the district court’s 1 Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. We affirm.

The City of Little Rock issued Carrick three citations for violating municipal ordi nances. In Arkansas, such citations, if contested, are initially tried to a judge and can be appealed to.á jury in the state trial court. Ark.Code Ann. § 16-96-112. Car-rick contested the citations and was found guilty of two violations following the initial bench trial. The court imposed no punishment. See Carrick v. State, 2013 Ark. App. 587, at 1, 2013 WL 5744918, at *1 (2013).…