Lonnie Snelling v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, No. 20-1033 (8th Cir. 2020)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Loken, Gruender and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. Order dismissing Section 1983 claims affirmed without comment; the district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff's state-law claims; nor did the court abuse its discretion by denying plaintiff's Rule 59(e) motion. [ September 22, 2020 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-1033 ___________________________ Lonnie D. Snelling lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, a municipality; Stephen Perry, Officer, DSN #0594, in their official capacity; Christina Powderly, Officer, DSN #0594, in theri official capacity lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees Chris Myess, Officer, DSN #?, in their official capacity lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant Martin Walls, DSN #?, in their official capacity lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee Willie Prothro, DSN #?, Necessary Party - in their official capacity; Jane Doe Prothro, Officer, DSN #?, Necessary Party, in their official capacity lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants John Does, Officer, DSN #?, in their official capacity; Jane Does, Officer, DSN #?, in their official capacity; Russell Alowel, Building Inspectors, in their official capacity; Adebanjo Popoolas, Building Inspectors, in their official capacity; Stephen Perry, in his individual capacity; Christina Powderly, in her individual capacity; Willie C. Hemphill, Jr., Individually and Owner, also known as Apostle Wrecking & Excacating, also known as Apostle Demolition & Excavating lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees Ellsworth Douglas Ware, III, Agent and Individually; Jason Sengheiser, Judge, Necessary Party, in his Official Capacity lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants Land Reutilization Authority, (LRA) a Municipal Corporation in its Proprietary Capacity; Willie C. Hemphill, Jr., Individually and Owner, doing business as Cheyenne Contracting; John Doe Independent Contractors, if any; Leon Reitz, Individually and Jointly; Daniel Chamblian, DSN # unknown; Sean Lipina, DSN #6897; Chris Myers, DSN #11332; David E. Love; Betty L. Williams, also known as Betty Johnson, also known as Betty L. Love; Teresa B. Morrow; Park Place Preservation LP lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________ Submitted: August 31, 2020 Filed: September 23, 2020 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Lonnie Snelling appeals after the district court1 dismissed his action raising numerous federal and state-law claims stemming from interactions he had with 1 The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. -2- defendants regarding his property in St. Louis, Missouri, and denied his postjudgment motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). We review de novo the district court’s dismissal of Snelling’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims and one of his state-law claims. See Newcombe v. United States, 933 F.3d 915, 917 (8th Cir. 2019); Levy v. Ohl, 477 F.3d 988, 991 (8th Cir. 2007). We review for an abuse of discretion the district court’s decision not to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Snelling’s state-law claims as well as its denial of Snelling’s Rule 59(e) motion. See Thompson v. Kanabec Cnty., 958 F.3d 698, 708 (8th Cir. 2020); Rinchuso v. Brookshire Grocery Co., 944 F.3d 725, 730 (8th Cir. 2019). Finding no error or abuse of discretion, we affirm for the reasons stated in the district court’s thorough opinions. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -3-
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