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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 David S. Doty, 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. 03-3601

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Ronald R. Ernst, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Judge Thomas Howe; Thomas J. *

Harbinson, County Attorney; Neil *

Nelson, Assistant County Attorney; *

Robert Nicklaus, Attorney, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellees. *

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Submitted: November 5, 2004

Filed: November 12, 2004 

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Before RILEY, McMILLIAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Ronald Ernst appeals from the district court’s1

 order dismissing two defendants

in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Because the order did not dispose of the claims

against two other defendants, it was not a final appealable order. See 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1291 (courts of appeals have jurisdiction over appeals from final decisions of

district courts); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) (in absence of an express direction for entry of

final judgment as to fewer than all parties, an order adjudicating fewer than all claims

or rights and liabilities of fewer than all parties shall not terminate action as to any

claims or parties); Bullock v. Baptist Mem’l Hosp., 817 F.2d 58, 59 (8th Cir. 1987)

(order dismissing complaint as to fewer than all defendants is not final order within

meaning of § 1291). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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