Jay Driesen v. Michael Smith , 584 F. App'x 292 ( 2014 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-1890
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Jay Driesen, Rustic Home Builders LLC
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Michael J. Smith; Margaret A. Smith; Steven G. Haugaard; Cadwell, Sanford,
Deibert & Garry, LLP; Stephen Landon; Brett Lovrien; Michael A. Henderson;
James S. Simko; Peter Bendorf; Jim Loup; South Dakota Unified Judicial System;
Moody County Clerk; Lillian Relf; Lisa Johnson, Deputy Clerk; David R.
Gienapp, Honorable; Tim D. Tucker, Honorable; David Gilbertson, Chief Justice;
John K. Konenkamp, Justice; Steven L. Zinter, Justice; Glen A. Severson, Justice;
Lori S. Wilbur, Justice; Ruth Kooima; Michael J. Jacobsma; John M. Murray;
Iowa Judicial Branch; Don E. Courtney; James D. Scott; Jeffrey L. Poulson, Honorable
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
Other Possible Defendants, Unknown at this time
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant
Brad Van Heuvelen
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Sioux City
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Submitted: November 24, 2014
Filed: November 28, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jay Driesen appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his civil complaint
asserting that his rights were violated in connection with prior state-court
proceedings. Upon careful de novo review, we agree with the district court that it
lacked subject matter jurisdiction. See Minch Family LLLP v. Buffalo-Red River
Watershed Dist., 628 F.3d 960, 965 (8th Cir. 2010) (de novo standard of review). We
also conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Driesen’s
request for leave to amend his complaint. See Horras v. Am. Capital Strategies, Ltd.,
729 F.3d 798, 804 (8th Cir. 2013) (district court has considerable discretion to deny
post-judgment motion for leave to amend), cert. denied, 134 S. Ct. 1346 (2014).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The Honorable Mark W. Bennett, United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa.
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