Court Opinion

ID: 4232355
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Date Created: 2017-12-26 17:00:25.810783+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:47:59.661514
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United States Court of Appeals
                           For the Eighth Circuit
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                               No. 17-1823
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                                Todd Steckelberg

                      lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

                                          v.

 Brad Rice, Colonel, in his individual capacity; Brenda Konfrst, Captain, in her
  individual capacity; Kevin Ryan, Lieutenant, in his individual capacity; Russ
 Stanczyck, Major, in his individual capacity; Craig Loveless, Lieutenant, in his
individual capacity; The Nebraska State Patrol; Kevin Bridges, Lieutenant, in his
                               individual capacity

                     lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
                                      ____________

                   Appeal from United States District Court
                    for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln
                                ____________

                         Submitted: November 16, 2017
                           Filed: December 26, 2017
                                  [Published]
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Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
       The district court1 dismissed Todd Steckelberg’s complaints for failure to state
a claim. Steckelberg v. Rice, 184 F. Supp. 3d 746, 759 (D. Neb. 2016), incorporated
in Order, No. 4:15-CV-3069 (D. Neb. Mar. 24, 2017) (Doc. No. 23). He appeals.
After reviewing the record and arguments for reversal, this court concludes that
dismissal was proper. See Kruger v. Nebraska, 820 F.3d 295, 301 (8th Cir. 2016) (de
novo review). As the district court ruled in its thorough and well-reasoned opinions,
the complaints fail to state a claim under federal or Nebraska law. See Steckelberg,
184 F. Supp. 3d at 754-59 and Order at 2-5, discussing U.S Const. amends. I, XIV;
42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(2); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-217; Neb. Const. art. XV, § 13.
Further discussion would have no precedential value. Having jurisdiction under 28
U.S.C. § 1291, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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      1
       The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the
District of Nebraska.

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