United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 96-2860 ___________

Michael H. Nowik, * * Appellant, * * v. * * State of North Dakota; Heidi Heitkamp, * Attorney General; David D. Hagler, * Assistant Attorney General; James * Vukelic, Solicitor General; Greg * Schlosser, Gaming Investigator; North * Dakota Gaming Commission, Unknown * Director of agent Jane Doe; North * Dakota State Hospital; Dennis B. * Kottke, M.D.; Joseph Belanger, M.D.; * Appeal from the United States Vickie Klein, Social Worker; University * District Court for the of North Dakota, Athletic Association; * District of North Dakota. Bruce Grinsteinner, Site Manager; Stark * [UNPUBLISHED] County, ND; Owen Mehrer, State&s * Attorney; Tom Henning, Assistant * State&s Attorney; Maurice Hunke, * District Judge; Ronald Hilden, District * Judge; Irene Nelson, Veterans Service * Officer; Cecilia Straub, Veterans * Service Secretary; Kent Mischel, * Custodian; James Rice, Sheriff; City of * Dickinson; Duane Wolf, Police Chief; * Chuck Rummel, Lieutenant; Paragon * Bowl, Inc.; Richard Mueller; John * Mueller; Walter Fuchs; Curt Fuchs; * Les Schmidt; Frank Roll; Skip * Waldera; William Lengowski; Pat * Wanner; Wheeler Wolf Law Firm; * Arnold V. Fleck, Attorney; Dickinson * Press, Inc., * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: November 14, 1997

Filed: November 28, 1997 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Michael H. Nowik appeals the district court&s1 dismissal of his sixty-seven page pro se complaint against a multitude of defendants for failure to state a claim. After a careful review of the record and the parties& submissions, we conclude that the district court’s ruling was correct. The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

1 The Honorable Patrick A. Conmy, United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota.

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