BOIVIN v. HUTCHINSON (2020)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Matthew BOIVIN Plaintiff - Appellant v. Asa HUTCHINSON, Arkansas Governor, Individually and in Official Capacities; Benny Magness, Director-- Board of Correction, Individually and in Official Capacities; Wendy Kelley, Director-- Department of Correction, Individually and in Official Capacities Defendants - Appellees

No. 19-1995

Decided: January 21, 2020

Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Matthew Boivin, Pro Se R. Theodor Stricker, Jonesboro, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellant Amanda Jegley, Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants-Appellees

[Unpublished]

Arkansas inmate Matthew Boivin appeals the district court’s ¹ dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that dismissal was proper. See Kelly v. City of Omaha, 813 F.3d 1070, 1075 (8th Cir. 2016) (reviewing Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal de novo). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

FOOTNOTES

1. The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Patricia S. Harris, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

PER CURIAM.

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