Louis Cutwright v. Sean Crawford, No. 14-3125 (8th Cir. 2015)

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Court Description: Prisoner case - Civil rights. Dismissal of pro se Section 1983 complaint preservice under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915A affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-3125 ___________________________ Louis Jonathan Cutwright lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Sean Crawford; Sheryl Dahm; Tracy Dietsch; Cindy Wolmutt; William Sperfslage lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines ____________ Submitted: March 16, 2015 Filed: March 17, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BYE, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Louis Cutwright appeals after the district court1 dismissed his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint preservice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and denied his post-judgment 1 The Honorable John A. Jarvey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. motion for reconsideration. Upon careful review, we find no basis for reversal. See Cooper v. Schriro, 189 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam) (de novo review of § 1915A dismissal); see also Ackerland v. United States, 633 F.3d 698, 701 (8th Cir. 2011) (appellate court typically construes self-styled motion for reconsideration as Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion to alter or amend judgment, or as Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion for relief from judgment); Miller v. Baker Implement Co., 439 F.3d 407, 414 (8th Cir. 2006) (appellate court reviews denial of motions under Rule 59(e) or 60(b) for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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