John Austin v. Paul Merritt ( 1997 )

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-1767 ___________ John Kenneth Leo Austin, * * Plaintiff - Appellant, * * v. * * Paul D. Merritt, Jr.; City of Lincoln, * Attorney&s Office; Joel Lonowski; * Paul Hanshaw, Lincoln Police * Department; Tom Cassidy, Chief of * Police, Lincoln Police Department; * Ed Sheridan, Lincoln Police Department; * Appeal from the United States Michael Thurber, Lancaster County * District Court for the Corrections Department; Michael * District of Nebraska. Johanns, Mayor; Darlene Tussing, * Chairman, Lancaster County * Commissioner; Helen Boosalis, * Ex-Mayor; Jane M. Ford, Director, * City of Lincoln Department of Health; * Daniel Walker, President, South Salt * Creek Neighborhood Association; * Paul Drotzmann, R.E.H.S.; Sam * Weinberg; Maxine Keys; Unknown * [UNPUBLISHED] Does, 1 to 99, * * Defendants - Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: October 29, 1997 Filed: November 3, 1997 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. John Kenneth Leo Austin appeals from the district court&s1 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) dismissal of his action. Having reviewed the record and the parties& briefs, we conclude that the district court&s judgment was correct and that an extended opinion is not warranted. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny the motions to dismiss this appeal. Accordingly, we affirm. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. 1 The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable David L. Piester, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska. -2-