Sayed Ali v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 21-3746

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Sayed Ali, and All Others Similarly Situated

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Shelter Mutual Insurance Company

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville

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Submitted: June 28, 2022

Filed: July 1, 2022

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

In this diversity action, Arkansas resident Sayed Ali appeals following the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment and denial of his motion to

1 The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

certify a question to the Arkansas Supreme Court. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that the grant of summary judgment was proper. See Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Andrews, 33 F.4th 1005, 1008 (8th Cir. 2022) (reviewing grant of summary judgment de novo). Additionally, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Ali’s motion to certify a question to the Arkansas Supreme Court. See Anderson v. Hess Corp., 649 F.3d 891, 895 (8th Cir. 2011) (abuse of discretion review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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