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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 Richard H. Kyle, United States District 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.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-2170

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Marc Joseph Arens, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Robert Fletcher, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellee. *

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Submitted: June 14, 2006

Filed: June 27, 2006

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Before MURPHY, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Minnesota inmate Marc Joseph Arens brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action

against Ramsey County Sheriff Robert Fletcher, alleging civil rights violations by

county jail staff. The district court1

 dismissed the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915A, and Arens appeals. Having reviewed the record de novo, see Cooper v.

Schriro, 189 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam), we conclude dismissal was

proper. See Vaughn v. Greene County, Ark., 438 F.3d 845, 851 (8th Cir. 2006) ( “[I]t

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is well settled the doctrine of respondeat superior is inapplicable to section 1983

claims”).

Accordingly, we affirm.

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