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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable Donald J. Stohr, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-2408

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Larry Coffman, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Missouri.

Jay Nixon; Unknown Persons; Dorn *

Schoffman; Alan Blake; Jay Englehart; *

Dian Flinly; Sheila Light; Marty * [UNPUBLISHED]

Bellew Smith; Nancy Crump; Linda *

Mead; Margert Shelton; Diane *

McFarland; Mary Weiler; Gerald *

Hoefline; Dawn Philips, *

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: April 7, 2005

Filed: April 21, 2005 

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Before MELLOY, McMILLIAN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Larry Coffman appeals the district court’s1

 preservice dismissal under 28

U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) of his complaint. Following de novo review, see Moore v.

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Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam), we conclude the district

court was correct that many of the conditions and actions of which Coffman

complained did not implicate his federal rights, and his other allegations were

insufficient to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Maine v. Thiboutot, 448

U.S. 1, 4 (1980) (§ 1983 encompasses violations of federal statutory as well as

constitutional law); Cooper v. Schriro, 189 F.3d 781, 785 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam)

(pro se pleading must allege specific facts supporting its conclusions). Among its

infirmities, Coffman’s complaint did not specify which of the many named defendants

was responsible for each of the alleged harms. See Martin v. Sargent, 780 F.2d 1334,

1338 (8th Cir. 1985) (to state § 1983 claim, plaintiff must allege defendant was

personally involved in or had direct responsibility for incidents that resulted in

injury).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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