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Parties Involved:
William P. Barr
Appellee
David Douglas
Appellee
Elaine Duke
Appellee
Gertrude Nyanjega
Appellant
Duba Roba
Appellant
Leslie Tritten
Appellee
Chad F. Wolf
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-1868

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Gertrude Nyanjega; Duba Roba

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants

v.

David Douglas, District Director, USCIS, St. Paul Field Office; Chad F. Wolf,

Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; William P. Barr,

Attorney General of the United States; Elaine Duke, Ag-Secretary, Department of

Homeland Security; Leslie Tritten, Field Office Director

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court

for the District of Minnesota

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 Submitted: February 4, 2020

Filed: February 13, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 19-1868 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/13/2020 Entry ID: 4881340
In this action seeking relief under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA),

Gertrude Nyanjega and Duba Roba appeal after the district court1declined to take

judicial notice of certain documents and granted summary judgment in favor of

defendants. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on

appeal, we find no basisfor reversal. See Cravens v. Smith, 610 F.3d 1019, 1029 (8th

Cir. 2010) (district court does not abuse its discretion by declining to take judicial

notice of irrelevant materials; moreover, any error in failing to take judicial notice is

not grounds for reversal unless appellant is prejudiced by the error); Simmons v.

Smith, 888 F.3d 994, 998 (8th Cir. 2018), cert. denied, 139 S. Ct. 807 (2019)

(reviewing de novo decision of district court granting summary judgment in favor of

federal agency under APA); Sierra Club v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 252 F.3d 943, 947

(8th Cir. 2001) (arbitrary and capricious standard of review affords agency decisions

a “high degree of deference”). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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1The Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States District Judge for the

District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable

Steven E. Rau, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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Appellate Case: 19-1868 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/13/2020 Entry ID: 4881340