Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2019-02-11 16:01:28.483821+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                           For the Eighth Circuit
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                               No. 18-2290
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                                 Raphael Mendez,

                       lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant,

                                           v.

 Officer T. Dole, e-mail monitor; Lt. Sladek, Correctional Lt.; J. Peterson, Unit
 Officer; Dr. Gabel, Psychologist; Unknown Unit Discipline Committee (UDC)
Members; Unknown Discipline Hearing Officer (DHO) Members; Warden L. LaRiva,

                     lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees.
                                      ____________

                    Appeal from United States District Court
                   for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
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                          Submitted: February 6, 2019
                            Filed: February 11, 2019
                                  [Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Raphael Mendez appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his civil
rights action. We agree with the district court that Mendez’s claims were barred by
sovereign immunity. See Johnson v. Outboard Marine Corp., 172 F.3d 531, 535 (8th
Cir. 1999); Buford v. Runyon, 160 F.3d 1199, 1203 (8th Cir. 1998). Accordingly, we
affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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       The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, 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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