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Parties Involved:
Tanya Hodge
Appellee
David Earl Wattleton
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-2437

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David Earl Wattleton

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Tanya Hodge, Trust Fund Administrator, Federal Medical Center Rochester

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota

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 Submitted: March 18, 2020

Filed: March 23, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 19-2437 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/23/2020 Entry ID: 4894145
David Wattleton appeals the district court’s1

 order dismissing his pro se civil

rights complaint and denying him leave to amend his complaint. Upon careful de

novo review, we conclude the district properly dismissed Wattleton’s complaint for

failure to state a claim. See Plymouth Cty. v. Merscorp, Inc., 774 F.3d 1155, 1158

(8th Cir. 2014) (standard of review). We also conclude the district court properly

denied Wattleton leave to amend his complaint because his proposed new claims were

meritless. See Popoalii v. Corr. Med. Servs., 512 F.3d 488, 497 (8th Cir. 2008)

(explaining that a court may deny a motion to amend when amendment would be

futile). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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1The Honorable Eric C. Tostrud, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Becky R.

Thorson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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Appellate Case: 19-2437 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/23/2020 Entry ID: 4894145