Richard Otto Hansen v. Jana Chase, No. 20-1868 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Gruender, Erickson and Grasz, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. Pre-service dismissal for failure to prosecute and comply with a court order affirmed without comment. [ January 05, 2021 ]
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-1868 ___________________________ Richard Otto Hansen lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Jana M. Chase, in her individual capacity, and in her official capacity as a Community Services Coordinator of Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha ____________ Submitted: December 31, 2020 Filed: January 6, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Richard Otto Hansen appeals the district court’s1 pre-service dismissal of his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with an order of the court. After careful review of the record and Hansen’s arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Smith v. Gold Dust Casino, 526 F.3d 402, 404 (8th Cir. 2008) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny as moot Hansen’s motion for appointment of counsel. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. -2-
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