Ricky Lee McDeid v. State of Minnesota

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 08-2562
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Michael Pickens, *
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Appellant, *
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v. * Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the
T. Cody, Ms., CO-II, East Arkansas * Eastern District of Arkansas.
Regional Unit, ADC; Green, Ms., CO, *
East Arkansas Regional Unit, ADC; * [UNPUBLISHED]
Moses Jackson, Captain, East Arkansas *
Regional Unit, ADC; Greg Harmon, *
Warden, East Arkansas Regional Unit, *
ADC; James Gipson, Disciplinary *
Hearing Administrator, Arkansas *
Department of Correction; Larry *
Norris, Director, Arkansas *
Department of Correction, *
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Appellees. *
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Submitted: August 21, 2009
Filed: August 28, 2009
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Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

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1The Honorable James M. Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable J.
Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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Michael Pickens appeals the district court’s1 preservice dismissal with prejudice
of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon de novo review, see Cooper v. Schriro, 189
F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam), we conclude that the dismissal was proper
for the reasons provided below. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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