United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 21-1937

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Guy Greene

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v.

Tara Osborne-Leivian, Sued in their Individual & Official Capacities, et al.; Kevin

Moser, Sued in their Individual & Official Capacities, et al.; Paul Mayfield, Sued

in their Individual & Official Capacities, et al.; Brian Ninneman, Sued in their

Individual & Official Capacities, et al.; Courtney Jo Menten, Sued in their

Individual & Official Capacities, et al.; Staci Bovin, Sued in their Individual &

Official Capacities, et al.; Jana Brister-Korby, Sued in their Individual & Official

Capacities, et al.; Paul Schnell, Sued in their Individual & Official Capacities, et

al.; Nancy Johnston, Sued in their Individual & Official Capacities, et al.; Andrea

Long, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; Jodi Harpstead, Sued in

their Individual and Official Capacities; Ann Linkert, Sued in their Individual and

Official Capacities; Nicole Vaineo, Sued in their Individual and Official

Capacities; Traci Zuk, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; Jane Doe,

MSOP - Nurse Practitioner, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; Brent

Schmidt, Minnesota Department of Corrections, Parole Agent, Sued in their

Individual and Official Capacities; Zach Gahm, Minnesota Department of

Corrections, Hearings and Release Officer, Sued in their Individual and Official

Capacities; Rebecca Holmes-Larson, Minnesota Department of Corrections,

Executive, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; Vicki Janssen, MCF -

Rush City Warden, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; Jessica Olson,

MCF - Rush City Health Services Administrator, Sued in their Individual and

Official Capacities; Michelle Saari, MCF - Rush City Behavioral Health

Supervisor, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; Dr. Scherer, MCF -

Rush City Clinical Staff, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; Jenna

Younkers, MCF - Rush City Clinical Staff, Sued in their Individual and Official

Capacities; Tom Soles, MCF - Rush City Clinical Staff, Sued in their Individual
and Official Capacities; Joshua Kendall, MCF - Rush City Case Manager, Sued in

their Individual and Official Capacities; John Doe, Minnesota Department of

Corrections - OSI, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities; John Doe,

MCF - Rush City Casemanager, Sued in their Individual and Official Capacities;

John Doe, Parole Agent, Carlton County; John Doe, HRU Officer

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota

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 Submitted: September 30, 2021

Filed: November 4, 2021

[Unpublished]

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Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Guy Greene appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983

action. Appellee Brent Schmidt has also moved to respond to Greene’s reply brief. 

After careful review, we conclude that dismissal was proper for the reasons stated by

the district court, see Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 588 F.3d 585, 591 (8th Cir.

2009) (standard of review), and that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying

Greene appointed counsel, see Patterson v. Kelley, 902 F.3d 845, 849-50 (8th Cir.

2018) (standard of review; noting pro se litigants have no right to counsel in civil

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

of Minnesota. 

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cases). Accordingly, we affirm, and deny the pending motion as moot. See 8th Cir.

R. 47B.

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