Beck v. Sheryl Ramstad Hvass

Minnesota inmate Beck appeals the district court’s * pre-service dismissal of Beck’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, under to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and the denial of his Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion. Having reviewed the record de novo, we conclude dismissal was proper. See Beck v. LaFleur, 257 F.3d 764, 766 (8th Cir.2001) (prisoner must allege defendant’s personal involvement or responsibility for constitutional violations to state § 1983 claim); Frey v. City of Herculaneum, 44 F.3d 667, 672 (8th Cir.1995) (civil rights plaintiff cannot pursue section 1983 claim against officials under…