Hunt V. Bennett

This is a pro se civil rights claim brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983.*fn1 The Plaintiff-Appellant, Michael R. Hunt ("Hunt"), is a prisoner at Colorado's Limon Correctional Facility and appears in forma pauperis.*fn2 In this action for monetary damages, Hunt alleges that the named defendants violated his constitutional rights during the criminal investigation and trial that resulted in his conviction of several felony offenses. The defendants include Thomas A. Bennett ("Bennett"), a detective with the Arvada Police Department; Judges William P. Demoulin ("Demoulin") and Roy Olson ("Olson"), of the First Judicial District of Colorado; Robert Settje ("Settje"), the Deputy District Attorney for Jefferson County, Colorado; and David Manter ("Manter") and William Sublette ("Sublette"), of the Colorado State Public Defender's Office. The district court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation and dismissed the action. We affirm, although for reasons other than those stated by the district court. See Hernandez v. George, 793 F.2d 264, 269 (10th Cir. 1986) (appellate court may affirm district court on any ground supported by the record, even if not specifically relied on by the district court).