Case Name: Joseph HART; Cheryl Hart, Appellants, v. Jerry PATTON; Norman McChristian, Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-11-02
Citations: 21 F. App'x 538
Docket Number: No. 01-1640
Parties: Joseph HART; Cheryl Hart, Appellants, v. Jerry PATTON; Norman McChristian, Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 21
Pages: 538–539

Head Matter:
Joseph HART; Cheryl Hart, Appellants, v. Jerry PATTON; Norman McChristian, Appellees.
No. 01-1640.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 13, 2001.
Decided Nov. 2, 2001.
Before BOWMAN, LOKEN, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Joseph and Cheryl Hart (the Harts) were general partners in a limited liability partnership, Vinewood Communications, which operated a radio station. One of the Harts' limited partners, Norman McChristian, brought suit to remove the Harts as general partners. Relief was granted and McChristian, along with Jerry Patton, the appointed receiver of Vinewood Communications, proceeded to take possession of the partnership's assets. The Harts resisted and were arrested by the sheriff.
The Harts filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that the seizure of the partnership assets and the arrest were wrongful. The District Court granted defendant Patton's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim against Patton. Subsequently, the District Court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant McChristian, dismissed the action, and issued an extensive memorandum opinion outlining its reasons.
The Harts appeal the grant of summary judgment as to McChristian and the grant of dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) as to Patton. After de novo review of the record, see Hott v. Hennepin County, Minn., 260 F.3d 901, 904 (8th Cir.2001), we conclude that the grant of summary judgment for McChristian was proper for the reasons stated in the District Court's memorandum opinion. Similarly, after de novo review, see Casino Resource Corp. v. Harrah's Entertain ment, Inc., 243 F.3d 435, 437 (8th Cir.2001), we conclude that the grant of Patton's motion to dismiss was proper, again for the reasons stated in the District Court's order. We affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
. The Honorable Jim Larry Hendren, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, granted Patton's motion to dismiss.
. The Honorable Franklin Waters, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, granted McChristian's motion for summary judgment.