Dason Boise Melius v. Lindsay Burke; Katherine Kerr; Gerald Jones; Terry Mapes

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-2312
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Dason Boise Melius,
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
Lindsay Burke; Katherine Kerr; Gerald Jones; Terry Mapes,
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
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Submitted: October 18, 2013
Filed: November 7, 2013
[Unpublished]
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Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Iowa inmate Dason Melius appeals the district court’s 1 preservice 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915A dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against four individuals
1The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Iowa.

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employed at Iowa’s Newton Correctional Facility. Upon careful de novo review, we
conclude that the dismissal was proper, because we agree with the district court that
Melius failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915A (in civil action by prisoner for redress from governmental entity or officer
or employee thereof, court shall dismiss complaint if court determines action fails to
state claim); see also Cooper v. Schriro, 189 F.3d 781, 783 (8th Cir. 1999) (per
curiam) (de novo review).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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