Todd Steckelberg v. Brad Rice, No. 17-1823 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Benton, Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case. Dismissal affirmed without comment. [ December 22, 2017
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 17-1823 ___________________________ Todd Steckelberg lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Brad Rice, Colonel, in his individual capacity; Brenda Konfrst, Captain, in her individual capacity; Kevin Ryan, Lieutenant, in his individual capacity; Russ Stanczyck, Major, in his individual capacity; Craig Loveless, Lieutenant, in his individual capacity; The Nebraska State Patrol; Kevin Bridges, Lieutenant, in his individual capacity lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln ____________ Submitted: November 16, 2017 Filed: December 26, 2017 [Published] ____________ Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. The district court1 dismissed Todd Steckelberg’s complaints for failure to state a claim. Steckelberg v. Rice, 184 F. Supp. 3d 746, 759 (D. Neb. 2016), incorporated in Order, No. 4:15-CV-3069 (D. Neb. Mar. 24, 2017) (Doc. No. 23). He appeals. After reviewing the record and arguments for reversal, this court concludes that dismissal was proper. See Kruger v. Nebraska, 820 F.3d 295, 301 (8th Cir. 2016) (de novo review). As the district court ruled in its thorough and well-reasoned opinions, the complaints fail to state a claim under federal or Nebraska law. See Steckelberg, 184 F. Supp. 3d at 754-59 and Order at 2-5, discussing U.S Const. amends. I, XIV; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(2); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-217; Neb. Const. art. XV, § 13. Further discussion would have no precedential value. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. -2-
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