United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 19-2360 ___________________________

Michael S. Sayen

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Gary R. Schurrer, in his individual capacity; John C. Hoffman, in his individual capacity; Thaddeus V. Jude

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: January 22, 2020 Filed: January 29, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Michael Sayen appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that dismissal was proper. See Mireles v. Waco, 502 U.S. 9, 11- 12 (1991) (per curiam) (discussing judicial immunity); see also Lance v. Dennis, 546 U.S. 459, 463 (2006) (lower federal courts are precluded from exercising appellate jurisdiction over final state court judgments). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Nancy E. Brasel, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Hildy Bowbeer, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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