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Parties Involved:
Robert Boudinot
Appellant
Polk County
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-2839

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Robert Boudinot

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Polk County; State of Iowa

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines

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 Submitted: January 20, 2015

Filed: January 22, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before MURPHY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Robert Boudinot appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal of his pro se action

seeking damages and a new trial in connection with his 1991 voluntary manslaughter

1

The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the

Southern District of Iowa.

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conviction. The district court construed the action as one brought under 42 U.S.C. §

1983, and found that relief was barred by the applicable statute of limitations and that

the State of Iowa was immune from suit under the Eleventh Amendment. Following

de novo review, see Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam),

we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B. 

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