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Paula Fesenmeyer v. City of Kansas City, 16-2997 (2017)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Number: 16-2997 Visitors: 23
Filed: Apr. 20, 2017
Latest Update: Mar. 03, 2020
Summary: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _ NO. 16s2997 _ PAULA FESENMEYER lllllllllllllllllllll PLAINTIFF s APPELLANT V. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI; TALIAFERRO & BROWNE; PARS ENGINEERING, INC. lllllllllllllllllllll DEFENDANTS s APPELLEES _ APPEAL FROM UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI s KANSAS CITY _ SUBMITTED: APRIL 17, 2017 FILED: APRIL 20, 2017 [UNPUBLISHED] _ BEFORE GRUENDER, ARNOLD, AND BENTON, CIRCUIT JUDGES. _ PER CURIAM. IN THIS REMOVED A
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________________________ NO. 16s2997 ___________________________ PAULA FESENMEYER lllllllllllllllllllll PLAINTIFF s APPELLANT V. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI; TALIAFERRO & BROWNE; PARS ENGINEERING, INC. lllllllllllllllllllll DEFENDANTS s APPELLEES ____________ APPEAL FROM UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI s KANSAS CITY ____________ SUBMITTED: APRIL 17, 2017 FILED: APRIL 20, 2017 [UNPUBLISHED] ____________ BEFORE GRUENDER, ARNOLD, AND BENTON, CIRCUIT JUDGES. ____________ PER CURIAM. IN THIS REMOVED ACTION IN WHICH PAULA FESENMEYER ASSERTED CLAIMS UNDER MISSOURI LAW AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 42 U.S.C. y 12101 ET SEQ. SHE APPEALS AFTER THE DISTRICT COURT,1 INTER ALIA, DENIED HER MOTION TO REMAND THE CASE BACK TO STATE COURT, DISMISSED HER FEDERAL CLAIMS, AND DECLINED TO EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION OVER HER STATEsLAW CLAIMS. AS AN INITIAL MATTER, WE CONCLUDE THAT THE ONLY ISSUE TO BE CONSIDERED ON APPEAL IS WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT ERRED IN DENYING FESENMEYER’S MOTION TO REMAND THE CASE BACK TO THE STATE COURT. SEE AHLBERG V. CHRYSLER CORP., 481 F.3D 630, 638 (8TH. CIR. 2007) (NOTING THAT POINTS NOT MEANINGFULLY ARGUED ON APPEAL ARE WAIVED). WE FURTHER CONCLUDE THAT THE MOTION TO REMAND WAS APPROPRIATELY DENIED. SEE 28 U.S.C. yy 1331 (GRANTING DISTRICT COURTS ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER “ALL CIVIL ACTIONS ARISING UNDER THE CONSTITUION, LAWS, OR TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES”), 1441(A) (ALLOWING DEFENDANT TO REMOVE ACTION PENDING IN STATE COURT TO FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT THAT HAS ORIGINAL THE HONORABLE GREG KAYS, CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED 1 STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. s2s JURISDICTION OVER ACTION), 1446 (DESCRIBING PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS); IN RE PREMPRO PRODS. LIAB. LITIG., 591 F.3D 613, 619s20 (8TH CIR. 2010) (APPLYING DE NOVO REVIEW TO DENIAL OF REMAND). ACCORDINGLY, WE AFFIRM. SEE 8TH CIR. R. 47B. ______________________________ s3s
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