United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-3140 ___________________________

George Melvin Cannon

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Department of Justice

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________

Submitted: May 6, 2025 Filed: May 9, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

George Cannon appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se action. After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we

1 The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See East v. Minnehaha Cnty., 986 F.3d 816, 820 (8th Cir. 2021) (de novo review of dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)); 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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