United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 99-3331 ___________ Hillmar I. Bittner, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Appeal from the United States Michael Hatch, sued as Mike Hatch, * District Court for the MN Attorney General; Peter M. * District of Minnesota.

Ackerberg, Asst. Attorney General; * Robert J. Goggins, 1st Dist. Judge; * Luann Burandt, Carver County * [UNPUBLISHED] Social Services, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: January 5, 2000 Filed: January 14, 2000 ___________ Before BOWMAN, FAGG, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Hillmar I. Bittner appeals from the district court’s1 dismissal of his complaint on the basis of absolute judicial immunity and for failure to state a claim upon which relief

The Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. can be granted. After de novo review, see Ring v. First Interstate Mortgage, Inc., 984 F.2d 924, 926 (8th Cir. 1993), we conclude dismissal was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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