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Emerson v. Cleveland

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Nov 10, 2011
438 F. App'x 525 (8th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 11-2084

11-10-2011

Paul Leslie Emerson, on behalf of G.A.E. and K.D.E., Appellant, v. Constance Louise Cleveland; Marlene Sorum; Cynthia Kessler; Burch Burdick; Forrest Ammerman; and Laurie Kramer, Appellees.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.


[UNPUBLISHED]

Before LOKEN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Paul Leslie Emerson, on behalf of his minor children, appeals the district court's adverse grants of motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, in this civil rights action. Having carefully reviewed the record and Emerson's arguments for reversal, we find no basis for overturning the district court's well-reasoned decisions to grant summary judgment to certain defendants, see Reed v. City of St. Charles, Mo., 561 F.3d 788, 790-91 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review); or to dismiss the claims against other defendants for failure to state a claim, see McAdams v. McCord, 584 F.3d 1111, 1113 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review); Stone v. Harry, 364 F.3d 912, 914 (8th Cir. 2004) (pro se complaints must be liberally construed, but must allege sufficient facts to support claims advanced). We also find no abuse of discretion in the district court's denial of reconsideration, whether Emerson brought his motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), see Brooks v. Ferguson-Florissant Sch. Dist., 113 F.3d 903, 905 (8th Cir. 1997), or under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e), see Perkins v. U.S. West Commc'ns, 138 F.3d 336, 340 (8th Cir. 1998); or in the court's denial of leave to "rejoin" certain defendants dismissed early in the case, see Hammer v. City of Osage Beach, Mo., 318 F.3d 832, 844 (8th Cir. 2003) (discussing circumstances where leave to amend should be denied). The district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Ralph R. Erickson, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.


Summaries of

Emerson v. Cleveland

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Nov 10, 2011
438 F. App'x 525 (8th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

Emerson v. Cleveland

Case Details

Full title:Paul Leslie Emerson, on behalf of G.A.E. and K.D.E., Appellant, v…

Court:United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Nov 10, 2011

Citations

438 F. App'x 525 (8th Cir. 2011)