                     United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                    No. 98-2461
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Jerry Boitnott,                         *
                                        *
            Appellant,                  *
                                        * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                * District Court for the
                                        * District of Minnesota.
Craig E. Cascarano; Fred Grittner,      *
                                        * [UNPUBLISHED]
            Appellees.                  *
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                           Submitted: November 4, 1998
                               Filed: December 4, 1998
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Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Minnesota inmate Jerry Boitnott appeals the district court’s1 order dismissing
under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A his civil rights action. Having carefully reviewed the record,
we affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons set forth in its order. See
8th Cir. R. 47B.




      1
      The Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Judge for the District of
Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Arthur J.
Boylan, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.
A true copy.

      Attest:

               CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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