United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 17-1785 ___________________________

Wa'il Muhannad

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Doug Peterson, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Nebraska

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha ____________

Submitted: March 16, 2018 Filed: April 13, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________

Before BENTON, MURPHY, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Wa’il Muhannad appeals the district court1 order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint asserting violations of his constitutional

1 The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. rights.2 Upon careful de novo review, we find no basis for reversal. See Hughes v. City of Cedar Rapids, 840 F.3d 987, 991, 994 (8th Cir. 2016) (de novo review of determination of party’s standing, and of dismissal for failure to state claim). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

2 Muhannad also raised a claim under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, but his brief does not address this claim. See Chay-Velasquez v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 751, 756 (8th Cir. 2004) (claim is waived if not meaningfully argued in opening brief).

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