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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-4100

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Todd McClaskey, Individually, *

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Appellant, *

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and *

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Karen McClaskey, individually; *

S.M., individually by her next *

friend Todd McClaskey, *

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Plaintiffs, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Eastern

* District of Missouri.

La Plata R-II School District; *

Michele Travis, individually and * [UNPUBLISHED]

as School Board President for the *

school year 2003-2004 and as *

Treasurer for the year 2002-2003; *

William Thompson, individually *

and as School Board President for *

School year 2002-2003; Carl Hagar, *

individually and as School Board *

Member for school year 2002-2003 *

and 2003-2004; Richard Burns, *

individually and as School Board *

member for school year 2002-2003 *

and 2003-2004; Becky Furman, *

individually and as School Board *

member for school year 2002-2003 *

and 2003-2004; Randy L. Baker, *

individually and as School Board *

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member for school year 2002-2003 *

and 2003-2004; Michael Kimmel, *

individually and as School Board *

member for school year 2002-2003 *

and 2003-2004; Richard Forcum, *

individually and as Superintendent *

of La Plata R-II School District; *

Steve Davis, individually and as *

Principal of La Plata High School; *

City of La Plata, Missouri, a *

Fourth Class City; Ray Ivy, *

individually and as City Administrator *

for the City of La Plata; Jim Woolfolk, *

individually and as Officer and as *

Defacto City Marshall for the City *

of La Plata, Missouri; United States *

of America, Department of Education; *

U.S. Department of Education, Office *

for Civil Rights; Roderick R. Paige, *

individually and as Secretary of the *

U.S. Department of Education, Office *

of the Secretary; Gerald Reynolds, *

individually and as Assistant *

Secretary Office for Civil Rights, U. S. *

Department of Education; Angela M. *

Bennett, individually and as Director *

of Kansas City Enforcement Office, *

Office for Civil Rights, U.S. *

Department of Education, Region VII; *

Mary Cohen, individually and as *

Regional Representative for Region VII *

of U.S. Department of Education; *

Tony E. Swetnam, individually and as *

Acting Associate Director and *

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for *

Enforcement, Office for Civil Rights, *

U.S. Department of Education; *

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John Doe, #1, individually and as *

Employee of U.S. Department of *

Education; Gaye Martin, *

individually and as Chief Investigator *

of Region VII of Office for Civil *

Rights, U. S. Department of *

Education; Michael B. Hamilton, *

individually and as Associate Director, *

Region VII of Office for Civil Rights, *

U.S. Department of Education; John *

Doe, #2, individually and as *

Employee of Office for Civil Rights, *

U.S. Department of Education; Lyndel *

R. Whittle, *

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Appellees, *

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Beckey Bunch, individually and as *

Treasurer of the School Board for *

school year 2003-2004, *

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Defendant. *

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Submitted: November 26, 2007

Filed: December 7, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

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The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States Magistrate Judge for the

Eastern District of Missouri, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by

consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

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Todd McClaskey appeals the district court’s1

 November 7, 2006 order granting

a motion to enforce a settlement agreement and dismissing with prejudice his claims

against the La Plata R-11 School District, its School Board, and certain school board

members and school administrators (School Defendants) arising out of his allegations

that his constitutional rights were violated when he attempted to speak out at school

board meetings regarding alleged racial harassment of his daughter at school. In prior

orders, the district court had disposed of McClaskey’s claims against the United States

Department of Education and various federal officers (Federal Defendants), and the

City of LaPlata and one of its police officers (City Defendants).

We note that McClaskey’s notice of appeal specifically designated only the

district court’s November 7 order enforcing the settlement agreement and dismissing

the claims against the School Defendants, and we therefore conclude that we lack

jurisdiction to review the district court’s prior orders. See Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(1)(B);

Berdella v. Delo, 972 F.2d 204, 207-08 (8th Cir. 1992). Accordingly, we dismiss

from this appeal all of the Federal Defendants and the City Defendants to the extent

they have continued to participate in the litigation.

The settlement agreement at issue was negotiated by McClaskey and several of

the School Defendants with the assistance of a court-appointed mediator, and it was

reduced to writing and signed by McClaskey and all of the School Defendants. The

district court determined that a binding settlement agreement existed between

McClaskey and all of the School Defendants, notwithstanding the fact that some of

the School Defendants signed the agreement after the mediation deadline had expired.

Upon review, we conclude that the district court’s determination was not clearly

erroneous. See Chaganti & Assocs. v. Nowotny, 470 F.3d 1215, 1221 (8th Cir. 2006)

(clear error standard of review; setting forth essential elements of valid settlement

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agreement under Missouri law), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 2977 (2007). Accordingly,

the district court’s November 7 order is affirmed, the judgment is affirmed, and all

pending motions are denied.

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