Case Name: METRO PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. Plaintiff. Michael C. Williams Plaintiff-Appellant v. James W. MURPHY; I B Property, LLC; Michael Ernest Boyd Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-18
Citations: 683 F. App'x 540
Docket Number: No. 16-2780
Parties: METRO PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. Plaintiff Michael C. Williams Plaintiff-Appellant v. James W. MURPHY; I B Property, LLC; Michael Ernest Boyd Defendants-Appellees
Judges: Before GRUENDER, ARNOLD, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 683
Pages: 540–541

Head Matter:
METRO PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. Plaintiff Michael C. Williams Plaintiff-Appellant v. James W. MURPHY; I B Property, LLC; Michael Ernest Boyd Defendants-Appellees
No. 16-2780
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: April 18, 2017
Filed: April 18, 2017
Michael C. Williams, Pro Se
Abby Duncan, Assistant City Counselor, Nancy Ellen Emmel, City Counselor’s Of fice, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendant-Ap-pellee James W. Murphy
James V. Noonan, Noonan & Lieberman, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee I B Property, LLC
Michael Ernest Boyd, Attorney, The Boyd Law Group, L.C., Saint Peters, MO, for Defendant-Appellee Michael Ernest Boyd
Before GRUENDER, ARNOLD, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this removed 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Michael Williams seeks to appeal after the district court dismissed his complaint and denied his motions for reconsideration. After careful review, we dismiss the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction because Williams's notice of appeal did not designate the order, judgment, or part thereof that he was appealing. See Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(1)(B) (notice of appeal must designate judgment, order, or part thereof being appealed); Smith v. Barry, 502 U.S. 244, 248, 112 S.Ct. 678, 116 L.Ed.2d 678 (1992) (Rule 3 requirements are jurisdictional). We also deny as moot Williams's pending motions.
. The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
. We note that to the extent that Williams attempted to assert a state-law claim, that claim was dismissed without prejudice. See Hassett v. Lemay Bank & Trust Co:, 851 F.2d 1127, 1130 (8th Cir. 1988).