Allen Pyron v. Nancy Johnston

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 25-2709 ___________________________ Allen Pyron, and all others similarly situated; Raymond Leon Semler; Joe Bellanger, and all others similarly situated; Thomas Bolter, and all others similarly situated lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants v. Nancy Johnston, CEO Minnesota Sex Offender Program, sued in their individual and official capacities; Terry Kneisel, Facility Director - MSOP Moose Lake, sued in their individual and official capacities; Susan Johnson, Special Services Program Manager--MSOP Moose Lake, sued in their individual and official capacities; Kevin Moser, Former MSOP - Moose Lake Facility Director, sued in their individual and official capacities; Dale Stevens, Acquisition Management Specialist/Buyer (AMS), sued in their individual and official capacities; JPay LLC, sued in their individual and official capacities lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: April 27, 2026 Filed: April 30, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs, who are civilly committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, appeal the district court’s1 dismissal of their pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we affirm the dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims for the reasons stated by the district court. See Swanson v. Hilgers, 151 F.4th 992, 995 (8th Cir. 2025) (explaining the standard of review). We also conclude the district court did not err in dismissing the action without first referring it to a magistrate judge for recommendations on the motions to dismiss. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

The Honorable Jeffrey M. Bryan, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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