United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                     No. 99-2211
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Hillmar I. Bittner,                       *
                                          *
             Appellant,                   *
                                          * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                  * District Court for the
                                          * District of Minnesota.
Philip T. Kanning,                        *
                                          *      [UNPUBLISHED]
             Appellee.                    *
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                           Submitted: September 1, 1999
                               Filed: September 3, 1999
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Before BOWMAN, FAGG, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Hillmar I. Bittner appeals from the district court’s1 dismissal of his complaint on
the basis of absolute judicial immunity. After de novo review, we find the district court
dismissal, following its review of all the files and records before it, was proper.
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. Rule 47B.




      1
       The Honorable John R. Tunheim, United States District Judge for the District
of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Franklin L.
Noel, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.
A true copy.

      Attest:

               CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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