Raymond L. Semler v. Donna Finch, No. 09-1189 (8th Cir. 2009)
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. 09-1189 ___________ Raymond L. Semler, Appellant, v. Donna Finch, Appellee. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the * District of Minnesota. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________ Submitted: September 21, 2009 Filed: September 28, 2009 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Raymond L. Semler appeals the district court s1 dismissal of his lawsuit raising 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 and state-law claims. Upon de novo review, see Allen v. Purkett, 5 F.3d 1151, 1153 (8th Cir. 1993) (per curiam), we agree with the district court that dismissal was proper because Semler s claims were barred by res judicata. The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Raymond L. Erickson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.
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