Stephen W. Carlson v. Mark Ritchie, No. 13-3642 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case - Civil rights. Dismissal affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-3642 ___________________________ Stephen W. Carlson lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Mark Ritchie, Minnesota Secretary of State in his official capacity; Bert Black, Minnesota Secretary of State legal adviser in his official capacity lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis ____________ Submitted: June 26, 2014 Filed: July 25, 2014 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Stephen Carlson appeals after the District Court1 dismissed his 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 amended complaint, and denied post-judgment relief. Having carefully reviewed the record de novo and considered Carlson s arguments for reversal, we conclude that the District Court properly dismissed the complaint for the reasons explained in the Court s thorough order. We conclude as well that the District Court did not abuse its discretion either in denying preliminary injunctive relief, or in denying post-judgment relief. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Michael J. Davis, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. -2-
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