Bret Healy v. Charlene Miller

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: July 3, 2025
• Docket: 24-2897
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-2897 ___________________________

Bret Healy

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Charlene Miller, Officially and Individually; Patrick T. Smith, Officially and Individually; First Judicial Circuit Court; Brule County, South Dakota

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of South Dakota - Southern ____________

Submitted: June 30, 2025 Filed: July 3, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Bret Healy appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint challenging a state court order imposing sanctions on him in prior litigation. Appellees move for this court to take judicial notice of documents filed in the underlying state court proceedings. Upon careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Dalton v. NPC Int’l, Inc., 932 F.3d 693, 695 (8th Cir. 2019) (standard of review). Accordingly, we grant appellees’ motion and affirm the judgment. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Roberto Lange, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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