United States Court of Appeals
                          FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                   No. 07-2983
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Ramon Guel, Jr.,                        *
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             Appellant,                 *
                                        * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                * District Court for the
                                        * District of South Dakota.
Warden Whitehead,                       *
                                        * [UNPUBLISHED]
             Appellee.                  *
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                             Submitted: June 13, 2008
                                Filed: June 26, 2008
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Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Ramon Guel, Jr., appeals the district court’s1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241
petition. We conclude the denial was proper for the reasons explained by the district
court. See United States v. Lurie, 

, 1076 (8th Cir. 2000) (standard of
review). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment, and deny as moot
Guel’s motion for a ruling. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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      1
        The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the
District of South Dakota.