Larry Coffman v. Jay Nixon , 126 F. App'x 340 ( 2005 )


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  •                     United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 04-2408
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    Larry Coffman,                        *
    *
    Appellant,               *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                              * District Court for the
    * Eastern District of Missouri.
    Jay Nixon; Unknown Persons; Dorn      *
    Schoffman; Alan Blake; Jay Englehart; *
    Dian Flinly; Sheila Light; Marty      *       [UNPUBLISHED]
    Bellew Smith; Nancy Crump; Linda      *
    Mead; Margert Shelton; Diane          *
    McFarland; Mary Weiler; Gerald        *
    Hoefline; Dawn Philips,               *
    *
    Appellees.               *
    ___________
    Submitted: April 7, 2005
    Filed: April 21, 2005
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    Before MELLOY, McMILLIAN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Larry Coffman appeals the district court’s1 preservice dismissal under 28
    U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) of his complaint. Following de novo review, see Moore v.
    1
    The Honorable Donald J. Stohr, United States District Judge for the Eastern
    District of Missouri.
    Sims, 
    200 F.3d 1170
    , 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam), we conclude the district
    court was correct that many of the conditions and actions of which Coffman
    complained did not implicate his federal rights, and his other allegations were
    insufficient to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Maine v. Thiboutot, 
    448 U.S. 1
    , 4 (1980) (§ 1983 encompasses violations of federal statutory as well as
    constitutional law); Cooper v. Schriro, 
    189 F.3d 781
    , 785 (8th Cir. 1999) (per curiam)
    (pro se pleading must allege specific facts supporting its conclusions). Among its
    infirmities, Coffman’s complaint did not specify which of the many named defendants
    was responsible for each of the alleged harms. See Martin v. Sargent, 
    780 F.2d 1334
    ,
    1338 (8th Cir. 1985) (to state § 1983 claim, plaintiff must allege defendant was
    personally involved in or had direct responsibility for incidents that resulted in
    injury).
    Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 04-2408

Citation Numbers: 126 F. App'x 340

Judges: Melloy, McMillian, Gruender

Filed Date: 4/21/2005

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024