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Parties Involved:
Richard Doyle
Appellee
James Drew
Appellee
Christopher Foy
Appellee
Earl Kavanaugh
Appellee
J.J. McDonald
Appellee
Bryan McKinley
Appellee
Scott Meyer
Appellant
William Morrison
Appellee
Brian Pederson
Appellee
Emily Pederson
Appellee
Vicki Pederson
Appellee
John Sorenson
Appellee
P.J. Vaitheswaran
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1209

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Scott Meyer

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Bryan McKinley; James Drew; Christopher Foy; P.J. Vaitheswaran; Richard

Doyle; J.J. McDonald; Emily Pederson; Vicki Pederson; Brian Pederson; John

Sorenson; William Morrison; Earl Kavanaugh

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Northern District of Iowa, Waterloo

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 Submitted: August 18, 2016

Filed: August 23, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 16-1209 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/23/2016 Entry ID: 4440281 
Scott Meyer filed a civil complaint raising claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and

1985 arising out of child-custody proceedings. The district court granted defendants’ 1

motions to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), and

this appeal followed. Having conducted de novo review of the record before us, and 

carefully considered the parties’ submissions on appeal, we conclude that the district

court properly dismissed the complaint for the reasons explained in the court’s

thorough memorandum opinion. See Gomez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 676 F.3d

655, 660 (8th Cir. 2012) (dismissal for failure to state claim upon which relief could

be granted); Edwards v. City of Jonesboro, 645 F.3d 1014, 1017 (8th Cir. 2011)

(dismissal for lack ofsubject matter jurisdiction). We also conclude that the court did

not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend the complaint. See Ginsburg v.

InBev NV/SA, 623 F.3d 1229, 1236 (8th Cir. 2010). The judgment of the district

court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. 

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The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

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the Northern District of Iowa.

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Appellate Case: 16-1209 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/23/2016 Entry ID: 4440281