Albert Thomas v. Zion Lutheran School, No. 12-3989 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil Case - dismissal. District court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction is affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 12-3989 ___________________________ Albert D. Thomas; AGT, a Minor lllllllllllllllllllll Appellants v. Zion Lutheran School, a school operating in Belleville, Illinois; David Kniepkamp, Principal of Zion Lutheran School; Zion Lutheran Church, a church operating in Belleville, Illinois; Gary Byers, Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church; Rick Gove, Former Principal of Zion Lutheran School; Terry Marino, Staff Member of Zion Lutheran School; Cathy Rudolf, Staff Member of Zion Lutheran School; Helen Myers, Staff Member of Zion Lutheran Church lllllllllllllllllllll Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________ Submitted: June 25, 2013 Filed: June 28, 2013 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BYE, ARNOLD, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Albert D. Thomas, on behalf of himself and his minor son AGT, appeals the district court s1 dismissal of his pro se action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Having carefully reviewed the record and considered Mr. Thomas s arguments for reversal, we agree with the district court s reasons for concluding that subject matter jurisdiction was lacking. See Riley v. United States, 486 F.3d 1030, 1031 (8th Cir. 2007) (de novo review). Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. -2-
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