Union Electric Company v. James Devine, No. 10-1410 (8th Cir. 2010)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case. For the court's earlier opinion in the matter, see UE v. Devine, 334 Fed. Appx. 37 (8th Cir. 2009). District court judgment affirmed under the law-of-the-case doctrine.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 10-1410 ___________ Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren UE, Appellee, v. James Devine, Appellant. * * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________ Submitted: November 12, 2010 Filed: November 17, 2010 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. In a prior appeal, this court affirmed the district court s1 November 2007 and January 2008 orders holding James Devine in contempt and directing him to take action to remove certain docks and structures on his lake property, to reimburse Union Electric Company (UE) for its cost in removing a derelict houseboat, and to pay UE s attorneys fees. See Union Electric Co. v. Devine, 334 Fed. Appx. 37 (8th Cir. 2009) 1 The Honorable William A. Knox, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(c). (unpublished per curiam). Devine now appeals an order entered in January 2010, granting UE s motion for entry of judgment against him in the amount of $32,643.02, which includes UE s new expenses in enforcing the November 2007 order and unpaid amounts awarded earlier. Because Devine s arguments all relate only to matters resolved during the previous appeal, we affirm. See In re Just Brakes Corp. Sys., Inc., 293 F.3d 1069, 1072 (8th Cir. 2002) (law-of-the-case doctrine prevents relitigation of issues resolved in earlier proceedings). ______________________________ -2-
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