Trochmann

MEMORANDUM *

John Trochmann appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the County of Musselshell (the “County”), County Attorney John Bohlman, and several members of the County sheriffs department, and the denial of his request for attorneys fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (b). Trochmann argues that the district court erred by: 1) finding the County’s sheriffs had probable cause to arrest and detain him; 2) failing to impose sanctions against the appellees’ counsel for discovery abuses; 3) refusing to compel disclosure of the identity of a confidential FBI informant who provided information regarding a kidnaping plot; and 4) denying his motion to disqualify the Magistrate who presided over the case. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we do not recount it here except as necessary to explain our disposition.

I. Probable Cause

As the undisputed record reflects, the sheriffs were on a heightened state of alert based on the FBI informant’s tip and the subsequent arrest of two of Trochmann’s associates. Troehmann’s arrest was preceded by the…