Case Name: Kurt W. PONZAR, Plaintiff-Appellant Sandra L. Ponzar, Plaintiff v. Matthew S. LAYFIELD; Polsinelli Shughart, P.C.; Michelle Clardy; Sherry K. Dreisewerd; Michael A. Campbell, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-09-17
Citations: 575 F. App'x 706
Docket Number: No. 14-1494
Parties: Kurt W. PONZAR, Plaintiff-Appellant Sandra L. Ponzar, Plaintiff v. Matthew S. LAYFIELD; Polsinelli Shughart, P.C.; Michelle Clardy; Sherry K. Dreisewerd; Michael A. Campbell, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 575
Pages: 706–706

Head Matter:
Kurt W. PONZAR, Plaintiff-Appellant Sandra L. Ponzar, Plaintiff v. Matthew S. LAYFIELD; Polsinelli Shughart, P.C.; Michelle Clardy; Sherry K. Dreisewerd; Michael A. Campbell, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 14-1494.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 17, 2014.
Filed: Sept. 29, 2014.
Kurt W. Ponzar, Saint Peters, MO, pro se.
Matthew S. Layfield, Saint Louis, MO, pro se.
Before LOKEN, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Kurt Ponzar appeals from the district court's order dismissing the federal claims in his removed civil complaint, upon motion by defendants, and remanding the state law claims to state court. On appeal, Ponzar raises only one issue: whether the district court properly dismissed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that was raised in his complaint. Having carefully reviewed the record, see Minn. Majority v. Mansky, 708 F.3d 1051, 1055 (8th Cir.2013) (standard of review), we conclude that the claim was properly dismissed because Ponzar failed to allege facts which would support a conclusion that defendants — private attorneys — acted under color of state law while representing their client, a lender, in judicial proceedings against Ponzar. See Carlson v. Roetzel & Andress, 552 F.3d 648, 650-51 (8th Cir.2008). The judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
. The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.