James C. Parnell v. Heather Owens

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: December 10, 2024
• Docket: 24-1327
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-1327 ___________________________

Christian Construction Inc.

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff

James C. Parnell

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Heather Owens, Assistant City Attorney; Mike McQuay, Code Enforcement; City of Jonesboro, Municipality; Harold Copenhaver, Mayor, City of Jonesboro

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

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

Submitted: December 2, 2024 Filed: December 10, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Arkansas resident James Parnell appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his claims in this civil rights action. After careful consideration of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that the district court properly dismissed Parnell’s claims for failure to state a claim. See Levy v. Ohl, 477 F.3d 988, 991 (8th Cir. 2007) (dismissal for failure to state a claim is reviewed de novo). We also discern no error in the district court’s decision not to recuse itself. See United States v. Sypolt, 346 F.3d 838, 839–40 (8th Cir. 2003) (discussing the standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable D.P. Marshall Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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