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Collins v. Dakota County District Court

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Oct 20, 2011
No. 11-2411 (8th Cir. Oct. 20, 2011)

Opinion

No. 11-2411

10-20-2011

Jack Collins III, Appellant, v. Dakota County District Court, Appellee.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.


[UNPUBLISHED]

Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Jack Collins III appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. After careful de novo review, see Great Rivers Habitat Alliance v. FEMA, 615 F.3d 985, 988 (8th Cir. 2010), we conclude that dismissal was proper for the reasons the district court stated, see Harris v. Mo. Court of Appeals, 787 F.2d 427, 429 (8th Cir. 1986) (state courts possess Eleventh Amendment immunity from § 1983 suit). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Arthur J. Boylan, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.


Summaries of

Collins v. Dakota County District Court

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Oct 20, 2011
No. 11-2411 (8th Cir. Oct. 20, 2011)
Case details for

Collins v. Dakota County District Court

Case Details

Full title:Jack Collins III, Appellant, v. Dakota County District Court, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: Oct 20, 2011

Citations

No. 11-2411 (8th Cir. Oct. 20, 2011)

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