Eldon Bugg v. Peggy Boots, et al, No. 09-2264 (8th Cir. 2010)

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Court Description: Civil case - civil rights. Dismissal of Section 1983 affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-2264 ___________ Eldon Bugg, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Peggy Boots, Clerk of Randolph * County Circuit Court; Honorable * Cynthia Suter, Associate Circuit Judge, * * Appellees. * Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. [UNPUBLISHED] ___________ Submitted: February 18, 2010 Filed: February 23, 2010 ___________ Before BYE, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Eldon Bugg appeals from the district court s1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 action against Peggy Boots, the Circuit Clerk for Randolph County, Missouri, and the Honorable Cynthia Suter, Associate Circuit Judge for Randolph County, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, and monetary damages. Upon careful review, see 1 The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. Penn v. United States, 335 F.3d 786, 789 (8th Cir. 2003) (dismissal based on judicial immunity reviewed de novo); Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. Stroud, 179 F.3d 598, 602 (8th Cir. 1999) (dismissal based on Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971), reviewed for abuse of discretion); Martin v. Hendren, 127 F.3d 720, 721 (8th Cir. 1997) (dismissal based on quasi-judicial immunity reviewed de novo), we find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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