Case Name: Felix Allen ARP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CERRO GORDO COUNTY SHERIFF, Defendant, Matt Dale Klunder, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-11-02
Citations: 670 F. App'x 425
Docket Number: No. 16-2733
Parties: Felix Allen ARP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CERRO GORDO COUNTY SHERIFF, Defendant, Matt Dale Klunder, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 670
Pages: 425–425

Head Matter:
Felix Allen ARP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CERRO GORDO COUNTY SHERIFF, Defendant, Matt Dale Klunder, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 16-2733
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: October 28, 2016
Filed: November 2, 2016
Felix Allen Arp, Pro Se.
David E, Schrock, Scheldrup & Blades, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Felix Arp appeals after the district court dismissed his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. We grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. Upon careful review, we find no reason, to reverse the dismissal order because Arp failed to specify the capacity in which the defendant was sued despite warnings from the district court. Therefore, the court interprets the complaint as asserting only official-capacity claims, which are barred by Eleventh Amendment. See Baker v. Chisom, 501 F.3d 920, 923, 925 (8th Cir. 2007); Alabama v. Pugh, 438 U.S. 781, 782, 98 S.Ct. 3057, 57 L.Ed.2d 1114 (1978). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
. The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.