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MORRIS v. DANNA

No. 76-1364.

547 F.2d 436 (1977)

Bruce H. MORRIS, Appellant, v. Anthony A. DANNA et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Onkka, Jr., Legal Assistance of Ramsey County, Inc., St. Paul, Minn., filed appearance and brief for appellant.

William B. Randall, Ramsey County Atty., and Jeanne L. Schleh, Asst. Ramsey County Atty., St. Paul, Minn., filed brief for appellees.

Before LAY, ROSS and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the order of the District Court1 dismissing appellant's complaint for lack of federal jurisdiction. The basis of appellant's complaint was a front page article in the St. Paul Dispatch on November 3, 1975, which identified him by name as a welfare recipient and as a former dancer at a local nightclub. Appellant alleged that the information disclosed in the press included statements from his doctor about...

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