Merle Schmidt v. State of Iowa, No. 15-1996 (8th Cir. 2015)

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Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Smith, Colloton, and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case. The court does not have jurisdiction to review the district court's order remanding state criminal charges to state court,see 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1447(d). [ October 02, 2015

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 15-1996 ___________________________ Merle Richard Schmidt lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. State of Iowa lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids ____________ Submitted: September 11, 2015 Filed: October 5, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(d), Merle Schmidt removed state criminal proceedings against him to the district court,1 which remanded the case to the state 1 The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. court. Schmidt appeals. After careful review, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to review the remand order. See 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. ______________________________ -2-

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