Charles W. White v. David H. Clark Lawrence T. Oden J. Branch Walton

Charles William White, an inmate of the Missouri State Penitentiary, appeals from a final order entered in the District Court 1 for the Western District of Missouri dismissing without prejudice his civil rights action brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

White’s pro se complaint named as defendants three federal agents and one local law enforcement officer. 2 According to the complaint, two special agents of the United States Secret Service arrested White in March 1978 and confiscated his folding utility knife and brown…