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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-1743

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Jack Jordan

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

U.S. Department of Labor

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court

for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph

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 Submitted: February 12, 2020

Filed: February 21, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before BENTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Jack Jordan appeals following the district court’s

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adverse grant of summary

judgment in his pro se Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action. After a careful

1The Honorable Ortrie D. Smith, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

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review, we conclude that the district court did not err in dismissing some claims as

duplicative of another pending litigation, see United States Fire Ins. Co. v. Goodyear

Tire & Rubber Co., 920 F.2d 487, 489 n.6 (8th Cir. 1990) (district court’s decision

to dismiss an action in deference to a pending action in another court is reviewed for

abuse of discretion); and in granting summary judgment as to the remaining claims,

see Madel v. United States Dep’t of Justice, 784 F.3d 448, 451 (8th Cir. 2015) (grant

of summary judgment is reviewed de novo; summary judgment is appropriate where

an agency proves that it has fully discharged its obligations under FOIA). 

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

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