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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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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-2597

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Dale J. Burke, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of North Dakota.

North Dakota Department of *

Corrections and Rehabilitation; Tim * [UNPUBLISHED]

Schuetzle, in his official capacity as *

Warden of North Dakota State *

Penitentiary; Pat Branson, in his *

official capacity as Deputy Warden of *

North Dakota State Penitentiary; *

Kathy Bachmeier, in her official *

capacity as Medical Director of *

North Dakota State Penitentiary; J. *

Peterson, in his official capacity as *

Correctional Officer at North Dakota *

State Penitentiary; Ron Bjelland, in *

his official capacity as a Lieutenant at *

the North Dakota State Penitentiary, *

*

Appellees.

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Submitted: April 2, 2010

Filed: April 12, 2010

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Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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Appellate Case: 09-2597 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/12/2010 Entry ID: 3653547
PER CURIAM.

Dale J. Burke appeals the district court’s1

 adverse grant of summary judgment

in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We dismiss the appeal because Burke’s brief

completely fails to meet the requirements of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure

28(a). See Carter v. Lutheran Med. Ctr., 87 F.3d 1025, 1026 (8th Cir. 1996) (per

curiam) (dismissing pro se appeal where brief presented no question for court to

decide; among other shortfalls, brief did not provide statement of issues presented for

review or identify any basis of alleged error by district court); Brown v. Frey, 806

F.2d 801, 804 (8th Cir. 1986) (pro se litigants are not excused from compliance with

procedural law); cf. Puckett v. Cook, 864 F.2d 619, 620 n.2 (8th Cir. 1989) (to extent

appellant was challenging dismissal of federal claims, he failed to show precisely and

with reference to record why findings were clearly wrong, and this court would not

search record for error relative to claims). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal, and

we deny Burke’s pending motion.

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The Honorable Daniel L. Hovland, United States District Judge for the District

of North Dakota. 

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Appellate Case: 09-2597 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/12/2010 Entry ID: 3653547