United States v. Arnaldo Mancias

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 03-2893
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Dale E. Manthey, *
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Appellant, *
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v. * Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the
Carolyn Sabol, Warden, in her * District of South Dakota.
individual capacity and as an agent of *
the Bureau of Prisons, * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Appellee. *
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Submitted: October 27, 2003
Filed: November 10, 2003
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Before RILEY, McMILLIAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM
Federal inmate Dale Manthey (Manthey) filed a complaint under Bivens v. Six
Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), claiming Warden Carolyn Sabol
violated his constitutional rights when she failed to authorize his transfer from one
federal prison camp to another in accordance with Bureau of Prisons policies. The

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1 The Honorable Richard H. Battey, United States District Judge for the District
of South Dakota.
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district court 1 dismissed without prejudice the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A,
and Manthey appeals. Upon de novo review, see Cooper v. Schriro, 189 F.3d 781,
783 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam), we agree with the district court that Manthey failed
to allege the violation of a constitutional right, see Olim v. Wakinekona, 461 U.S.
238, 247 (1983) (inmate has no specific constitutional right to be housed in any
particular institution).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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