United States v. Santos Portillo

1The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of
Minnesota.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 04-1004
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Anthony Pratt, *
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Appellant, *
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v. * Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the
Corrections Corporation of America * District of Minnesota.
Corporate Headquarters; Prairie *
Correctional Facility; Darin Swenson; * [UNPUBLISHED]
Patrick O’Malley; W. Waldum; *
P. Ronnings, *
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Appellees. *
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Submitted: August 9, 2004
Filed: August 13, 2004
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Before MELLOY, LAY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Inmate Anthony Pratt appeals the 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) dismissal of his 42
U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon de novo review, we conclude that the district court 1
correctly dismissed Pratt’s access-to-courts claim because he did not allege that

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defendants prevented him from asserting a claim in a “criminal appeal, postconviction
matter, or civil rights action seeking to vindicate basic constitutional rights.” See
Sabers v. Delano, 100 F.3d 82, 84 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Accordingly, we
affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We deny Pratt’s pending motions as moot.
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