Filed: Jan. 08, 2014
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Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 8, 2014 Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court LAURIE BORDOCK, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. No. 13-7045 (D.C. No. 6:12-CV-00508-JHP) CITY OF SALLISAW; (E.D. Okla.) MAZZIO’S, INC., Defendants - Appellees. ORDER AND JUDGMENT* Before HARTZ, McKAY, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges. Ms. Laurie Bordock, who appears pro se, sued the City of Sallisaw and Mazzio’s, Inc. under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She clai
Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 8, 2014 Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court LAURIE BORDOCK, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. No. 13-7045 (D.C. No. 6:12-CV-00508-JHP) CITY OF SALLISAW; (E.D. Okla.) MAZZIO’S, INC., Defendants - Appellees. ORDER AND JUDGMENT* Before HARTZ, McKAY, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges. Ms. Laurie Bordock, who appears pro se, sued the City of Sallisaw and Mazzio’s, Inc. under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She claim..
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FILED
United States Court of Appeals
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 8, 2014
Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
LAURIE BORDOCK,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v. No. 13-7045
(D.C. No. 6:12-CV-00508-JHP)
CITY OF SALLISAW; (E.D. Okla.)
MAZZIO’S, INC.,
Defendants - Appellees.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
Before HARTZ, McKAY, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.
Ms. Laurie Bordock, who appears pro se, sued the City of Sallisaw and
Mazzio’s, Inc. under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She claims that Sallisaw police arrested her
for trespassing at Mazzio’s restaurant. The district court granted the Defendants’
motion to dismiss for failure to state a valid claim, holding: (1) Subject-matter
*
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this Court has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this
appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore
ordered submitted without oral argument.
This order and judgment does not constitute binding precedent except under
the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. But the order
and judgment can be cited for its persuasive value under Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and
10th Cir. R. 32.1.
jurisdiction is absent on the claims involving wrongful conviction for trespass;
(2) Ms. Bordock had failed to identify a policy or custom as a basis for municipal
liability; and (3) she had failed to plead a cause of action against Mazzio’s, LLC
because § 1983 does not extend to private conduct.
On appeal, Ms. Bordock argues only that the police officers violated her civil
rights by harassing her and issuing a ticket for trespassing when she was not
trespassing. This argument does not tell us how Ms. Bordock thinks the federal
district court erred in its legal rulings. See Garrett v. Selby Connor Maddux & Janer,
425 F.3d 836, 840-41 (10th Cir. 2005). Although we liberally construe her pro se
filings, Ms. Bordock must comply with the procedural rules and we cannot construct
arguments for her. See
id. at 840. Because Ms. Bordock has failed to identify a
cognizable basis for review, we affirm.
Entered for the Court
Robert E. Bacharach
Circuit Judge
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