William B. Starnes v. Capital Cities Media, Incorporated, Doing Business as Belleville News-Democrat, Marilyn Vise, Greg Edwards

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

William Starnes filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the defendants, acting under color of state law, violated his constitutional right of privacy. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Starnes appeals, and we affirm.

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