Ukofia v. Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement , 445 F. App'x 896 ( 2011 )


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  •                   United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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    No. 11-1870
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    Anthony Austine Ukofia,              *
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    Appellant,              *
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    v.                            *
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    Bureau of Immigration and Customs    *   Appeal from the United States
    Enforcement; Kenneth Olson, and Five *   District Court for the
    Other Unknown Deportation Officers *     District of Minnesota.
    of the Bureau of Immigration and     *
    Customers Enforcement; Sherburne     *        [UNPUBLISHED]
    County Jail Clinic; Cari NLN, a      *
    nurse at the Clinic; Department of   *
    Homeland Security; Amy Zaske; Terry *
    Louie; Jared Drengson; Sherburne     *
    County Jail; Rachel Cannings; Dr.    *
    Leonard; Bureau of Immigration       *
    Appeals; Scott Baniecke,             *
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    Appellees.              *
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    Submitted: December 15, 2011
    Filed: December 20, 2011
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    Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Anthony Austine Ukofia appeals following the district court’s1 adverse grant
    of summary judgment in his civil action. Upon careful review of the record and the
    parties’ submissions on appeal, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its
    discretion in declining to appoint counsel for Mr. Ukofia, see Davis v. Scott, 
    94 F.3d 444
    , 447 (8th Cir. 1996); in denying his third motion to amend his complaint, see
    Deutsche Fin. Servs. Corp. v. BCS Ins. Co., 
    299 F.3d 692
    , 700 (8th Cir. 2002); and
    in denying his request to extend the discovery period, see Marksmeier v. Davie,
    
    622 F.3d 896
    , 903 (8th Cir. 2010). We also conclude that summary judgment was
    proper for the reasons stated by the district court. See Johnson v. Blaukat, 
    453 F.3d 1108
    , 1112 (8th Cir. 2006) (de novo standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm the
    judgment. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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    The Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz, United States District Judge for the District
    of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Jeanne J.
    Graham, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.
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