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Harper v. Judge Coffey

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Mar 9, 2016
637 F. App'x 970 (8th Cir. 2016)

Opinion

No. 15-2931

03-09-2016

Clyde E. Harper Plaintiff - Appellant v. Judge Coffey; Prosecutor Retelsdorf, of Douglas County Defendants - Appellees


Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln [Unpublished] Before BENTON, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Clyde E. Harper appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint seeking postconviction access to DNA testing of certain evidence used at his state criminal trial. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. --------

After carefully reviewing the record and Harper's brief, this court finds no error warranting reversal. See Dist. Attorney's Office for Third Judicial Dist. v. Osborne, 557 U.S. 52, 69, 72-75 (2009) (discussing contours of substantive and procedural due process rights related to postconviction access to DNA testing).

The dismissal is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.


Summaries of

Harper v. Judge Coffey

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Mar 9, 2016
637 F. App'x 970 (8th Cir. 2016)
Case details for

Harper v. Judge Coffey

Case Details

Full title:Clyde E. Harper Plaintiff - Appellant v. Judge Coffey; Prosecutor…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Mar 9, 2016

Citations

637 F. App'x 970 (8th Cir. 2016)

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