United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-1643 ___________ Dale Curtis Patterson, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota.

Austin Medical Center, * UNPUBLISHED * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: September 7, 1998 Filed: September 11, 1998 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Dale Curtis Patterson appeals from the district court’s1 dismissal of his action against Austin Medical Center under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a.

Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ submissions, we affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons set forth in its memorandum. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Michael James Davis, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

A true copy.

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

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