Cynthia Jackson v. Target Corporation

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: March 1, 2019
• Docket: 18-2410
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 18-2410 ___________________________

Cynthia Jackson

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Target Corporation; Does, John Does 1 - 10 and XYZ Corporation

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock ____________

Submitted: February 26, 2019 Filed: March 1, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, BOWMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

In this diversity action, Arkansas resident Cynthia Jackson appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on her negligence claim. After careful

1 The Honorable James M. Moody Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. de novo review, we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. See W. Heritage Ins. Co. v. Asphalt Wizards, 795 F.3d 832, 836-37 (8th Cir. 2015) (reviewing grant of summary judgment de novo); see also Harvey v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 33 F.3d 969, 971 (8th Cir. 1994) (discussing the showing required in slip-and-fall cases under Arkansas law). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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