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Parties Involved:
John Gale
Appellee
James Germalic
Appellant

Document Text:

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The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District

of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-3752

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James Germalic, Independent *

Candidate for President, Pro Se, *

*

Appellant, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * District of Nebraska.

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John Gale, Secretary of State * [UNPUBLISHED]

Lincoln, Nebraska, *

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Appellee. *

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Submitted: July 20, 2010

Filed: July 23, 2010

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Before BYE, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

James Germalic appeals from the order of the District Court1

 dismissing his

complaint for failure to state a claim. Germalic also has a pending motion to add

thirty-nine pages to his reply brief. Upon de novo review, we conclude that the

District Court did not err in dismissing Germalic’s complaint for failure to state a

claim. See Stone v. Harry, 364 F.3d 912, 914 (8th Cir. 2004) (noting that pro se

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complaints should be liberally construed but nevertheless "must allege sufficient facts

to support the claims advanced"); Ellis v. Norris, 179 F.3d 1078, 1079 (8th Cir. 1999)

(affirming dismissal of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint where plaintiff "failed to allege

facts supporting any individual defendant’s personal involvement or responsibility for

the violations"); Reed v. Woodruff County, Ark., 7 F.3d 808, 810 (8th Cir. 1993)

(explaining that to state a claim under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege that the

defendant’s actions "amounted to a violation of a right . . . protected by the

Constitution or laws of the United States"); see also Schaaf v. Residential Funding

Corp., 517 F.3d 544, 549 (8th Cir.) (standard of review), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 222

(2008).

Accordingly, we affirm the District Court. In addition, we deny Germalic’s

pending motion.

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