United States Court of Appeals
                           For the Eighth Circuit
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                               No. 15-2706
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                               John W. Arnzen, III

                      lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

            Cory West; Danny Roe; David Whetstone; Derek Blaise

                            lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiffs

                                          v.

Superintendent John R. Baldwin; Gail Huckins; Jill Hubbard; Brad Hoenig; Beth
 Barnhill; Jim Felker; Leta Hasier; Jeff Crane; Jerry Bartruff; Barry Anderson;
            Kathy Khommanyvong; Sonya Sellmeyer; Matt Carlson

                    lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
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                   Appeal from United States District Court
                 for the Northern District of Iowa - Sioux City
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                        Submitted: December 30, 2015
                           Filed: January 7, 2016
                               [Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges
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PER CURIAM.
      Iowa civil detainee John W. Arnzen, III appeals the district court’s1 preservice
dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging his commitment to the Civil
Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders, and arguing he should have been released on
supervision. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

        This court finds no reversible error upon de novo review. See Moore v. Sims,

, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam). The district court did not abuse
its discretion in denying appointed counsel. See Phillips v. Jasper Cty. Jail, 

, 794 (8th Cir. 2006) (no right to appointed counsel in civil cases).

      The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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      1
      The Honorable Donald E. O’Brien, late a United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa.

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