Shirley Walker v. Arkansas Dept. of Correction

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 08-3270
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Diabate Amadou, *
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Appellant, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* District of Minnesota.
J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc., *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellee. *
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Submitted: October 26, 2009
Filed: December 14, 2009
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Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Diabate Amadou appeals the district court’s 1order dismissing his civil action
for failure to state a claim for relief, and denying his motion to amend the complaint.
Following de novo review, see O’Neil v. Simplicity, Inc., 574 F.3d 501, 503 (8th Cir.
2009), we conclude that dismissal was proper for the reasons stated by the district
court, and that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend as
1The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota.

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futile. See Marmo v Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 457 F.3d 748, 755 (8th Cir. 2006).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny the pending motion. 2
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2We decline to address the numerous issues that Amadou raises for the first time
on appeal. See Flynn v. Chater, 107 F.3d 617, 620 (8th Cir. 1997).
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