Dason Melius v. Lindsay Burke, No. 13-2312 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Prisoner case - Prisoner Civil Rights. Preservice dismissal under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915A affirmed without comment. [ November 06, 2013
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-2312 ___________________________ Dason Boise Melius, lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Lindsay Burke; Katherine Kerr; Gerald Jones; Terry Mapes, lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines ____________ Submitted: October 18, 2013 Filed: November 7, 2013 [Unpublished] ____________ Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Iowa inmate Dason Melius appeals the district court s1 preservice 28 U.S.C. § 1915A dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against four individuals 1 The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. employed at Iowa s Newton Correctional Facility. Upon careful de novo review, we conclude that the dismissal was proper, because we agree with the district court that Melius failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (in civil action by prisoner for redress from governmental entity or officer or employee thereof, court shall dismiss complaint if court determines action fails to state claim); see also Cooper v. Schriro, 189 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam) (de novo review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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