United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-2290 ___________________________ Raphael Mendez, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant, v. Officer T. Dole, e-mail monitor; Lt. Sladek, Correctional Lt.; J. Peterson, Unit Officer; Dr. Gabel, Psychologist; Unknown Unit Discipline Committee (UDC) Members; Unknown Discipline Hearing Officer (DHO) Members; Warden L. LaRiva, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis ____________ Submitted: February 6, 2019 Filed: February 11, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Raphael Mendez appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his civil rights action. We agree with the district court that Mendez’s claims were barred by sovereign immunity. See Johnson v. Outboard Marine Corp., 172 F.3d 531, 535 (8th Cir. 1999); Buford v. Runyon, 160 F.3d 1199, 1203 (8th Cir. 1998). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Becky R. Thorson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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