UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF GILPIN, COLORADO; GILPIN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF JOHN BAYNE, in his individual capacity; GILPIN COUNTY SHERIFF BRUCE HARTMAN, in his official capacity,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

ROBERT NELSON ENTRUP,

Defendant-Appellant.

No. 99-1588

(D.C. No. 96-B-1531)

(D. Colo.)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before BALDOCK, KELLY, and HENRY, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Robert Entrup appeals the district court's order of October 28, 1999, entering summary judgment against him on a state law claim of conversion pursued by Gilpin County, and the district court's order of November 24, 1999, denying his motion to alter or amend the judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e). Mr. Entrup also seeks leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis.1 The parties are familiar with the facts, and we will not repeat them.

We review the district court's grant of summary judgment de novo, and we review its denial of the Rule 59(e) motion for an abuse of discretion. See Anderson v. Coors Brewing Co., 181 F.3d 1171, 1175 (10th Cir. 1999) (summary judgment); Phelps v. Hamilton, 122 F.3d 1309, 1324 (10th Cir. 1997) (Rule 59(e) motion). Based upon our review of the parties' briefs, the record, and the pertinent law, we conclude the district court did not err in entering summary judgment against Mr. Entrup on the conversion claim or in denying his Rule 59(e) motion.

Therefore, we AFFIRM the district court for substantially the reasons set forth in its orders of October 28, 1999, and November 24, 1999. Mr. Entrup's motion for leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis is GRANTED.

Entered for the Court

Paul J. Kelly, Jr.

Circuit Judge