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The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Susan

Richard Nelson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-1985

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the 

v. * District of Minnesota.

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Onas Barr, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: April 3, 2008

Filed: April 10, 2008

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Before BYE, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Federal inmate Onas Barr appeals the district court’s1

 order committing him

under 18 U.S.C. § 4245, which provides for the hospitalization of an imprisoned

person suffering from a mental disease or defect, until he no longer needs treatment

or his prison sentence expires, whichever occurs first. Following careful review, we

conclude that the district court’s section 4245 finding was supported by the unrefuted

opinion of the mental health professionals at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester,

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Minnesota, and was not clearly erroneous, notwithstanding Barr’s denial of mental

illness. See 18 U.S.C. § 4245(d) (determination of mental illness and treatment need,

and burden of proof); United States v. Bean, 373 F.3d 877, 879 (8th Cir. 2004)

(standard of review); United States v. Eckerson, 299 F.3d 913, 914-15 (8th Cir. 2002)

(per curiam) (upholding commitment order based on opinion of prison hospital staff,

despite inmate’s denial of mental illness). 

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court, grant counsel’s

motion to withdraw, and deny Barr’s motion.

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