Jay Nygard v. City of Orono

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: September 16, 2024
• Docket: 24-1232
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-1232 ___________________________

Jay Nygard

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

City of Orono, A Minnesota Municipality; Dennis Sabourin Walsh, Orono Mayor, in his individual and official capacities, Orono resident; Correy Farniok, Orono Police Chief, in his individual and official capacities; Soren Mattick, Orono Attorney, in his individual and official capacities; Jared D. Shepherd, Orono Attorney, in his individual and official capacities; Campbell Knutson, P.A.

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: September 11, 2024 Filed: September 16, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

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

PER CURIAM. Jay Nygard appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se complaint as barred by the statute of limitations, the Rooker-Feldman2 doctrine, and the Younger3 abstention doctrine. After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Humphrey v. Eureka Gardens Pub. Facility Bd., 891 F.3d 1079, 1081 (8th Cir. 2018) (de novo review of whether statute of limitations bars claims); Kvalvog v. Park Christian Sch., Inc., 66 F.4th 1147, 1151-52 (8th Cir. 2023) (de novo review of district court's lack of jurisdiction due to Rooker-Feldman doctrine); Minn. Living Assistance, Inc. v. Peterson, 899 F.3d 548, 551 (8th Cir. 2018) (abuse of discretion review of district court's decision to abstain under Younger).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. 2 See Rooker v. Fid. Tr. Co., 263 U.S. 413 (1923); D.C. Ct. of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983). 3 See Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).

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