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MEHRKENS v. BLANK

No. 07-3303.

556 F.3d 865 (2009)

Kent MEHRKENS, Appellant, v. Art BLANK, M.D.; Gilbert Westreich, M.D.; Harry K. Russell, M.D.; John Does I; Jane Roes I; C.A. Foye; Ronald J. Henke; Charles Milbrandt; John Does II; Jane Roes II, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Austin Zimmerman, argued, Burnsville, MN, for appellant.

Gregory G. Brooker, AUSA, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellees.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Kent Mehrkens commenced this action in Minnesota state court, and the United States removed the case to federal district court. Mehrkens filed this action against doctors and employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA officials") seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 and under the principles of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388...

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