Charles LaLiberte v. Charles Samuels, Jr., et al

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Bobby E. Shepherd, Morris S. Arnold and Jane Kelly (UNPUBLISHED) [4475121] [16-2497]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-2497
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Charles A. LaLiberte
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Charles E. Samuels, Jr., Director of Bureau of Prisons; Christopher Nickrenz
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: November 29, 2016
Filed: December 2, 2016
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, ARNOLD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Charles LaLiberte appeals after the district court1 dismissed his pro se
complaint. Upon careful review, we find no reason to reverse the dismissal order
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The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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because, among other reasons, we agree with the district court that it had no personal
jurisdiction over defendants. See World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, 444
U.S. 286, 291-92 (1980) (nonresident defendant must have minimum contacts such
that suit “does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice”);
Miller v. Nippon Carbon Co., 528 F.3d 1087, 1090-91 (8th Cir. 2008) (de novo
review). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R.
47B.
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