                    United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                   No. 10-3721
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Steven M. Hunt,                         *
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            Appellant,                  * Appeal from the United States
                                        * District Court for the
      v.                                * District of Nebraska.
                                        *
United States of America,               * [UNPUBLISHED]
                                        *
            Appellee.                   *
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                             Submitted: May 6, 2011
                                Filed: June 2, 2011
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Before MELLOY, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Steven Hunt appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment
in his medical malpractice action brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act.
After careful de novo review, see Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir.
2006), this court affirms for the reasons discussed by the district court.

      Accordingly, this court affirms. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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      1
        The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska.
