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Christopher Scott DANGIM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FNU LNU, USA LAW ENFORCEMENT; FNU LNU, Rio Rancho Police; FNU LNU, Sandoval County Sherriffs; FNU LNU, Docs and Mental Health; FNU Salazar, Officer, Defendants-Appellees.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Christopher Scott Dangim appeals from the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his claims against the United States, the court’s dismissal without prejudice of his claims against state officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the court’s decision to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his remaining state-law claims.
We AFFIRM the judgment below. The district court bent over backwards to discern claims in Mr. Dangim’s pleadings and patiently explained why the claims under federal law must fail. Mr. Dangim’s brief in this court points to no errors by the district court. In addition, the district court acted well within its discretion in declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims. We DENY Mr. Dangim’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
Harris L Hartz Circuit Judge
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Docket No: No. 17-2156
Decided: January 30, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
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