Raphael Mendez v. FMC Rochester, No. 22-2248 (8th Cir. 2022)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Erickson, Grasz, and Stras, Circuit Judge] Prisoner case - Prisoner civil rights. Dismissal for failure to state a claim affirmed without comment. [ October 19, 2022 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 22-2248 ___________________________ Raphael Mendez lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. FMC Rochester, Minnesota; Mr. Beadling, Correctional Officer; Steve Kallis, Warden, SiS; Mr. C. Orum, Unit 1/2 Manager lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: October 13, 2022 Filed: October 20, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________ Before ERICKSON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Raphael Mendez appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his complaint against Federal Medical Center Rochester and three staff members. Having 1 The Honorable Katherine M. Menendez, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable John F. Docherty, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See Star City Sch. Dist. v. ACI Bldg. Sys., LLC, 844 F.3d 1011, 1016 (8th Cir. 2017) (reviewing a dismissal for failure to state a claim de novo); see also Russell v. Anderson, 966 F.3d 711, 720 (8th Cir. 2020) (applying the plain-error standard to unpreserved issues in civil cases). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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