Jerry Duwenhoegger v. Nicollet County, Minnesota

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-1364
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Jerry Duwenhoegger
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Nicollet County, Minnesota
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: September 13, 2022
Filed: September 26, 2022
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jerry Duwenhoegger, who claims to be a foreign sovereign nation immune
from criminal prosecution, appeals after the district court1 dismissed his complaint
1The Honorable Eric C. Tostrud, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota.

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as frivolous. Upon careful review, we find the district court did not abuse its
discretion in dismissing Duwenhoegger’s complaint. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) (court shall dismiss case at any time if court determines that action
is frivolous or malicious); see also Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989)
(complaint is frivolous where it lacks arguable basis either in law or in fact).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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