Metro Publishing Group, Inc. v. Murphy

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-2780
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Metro Publishing Group, Inc.
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff
Michael C. Williams
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
James W. Murphy; I B Property, LLC; Michael Ernest Boyd
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: April 18, 2017
Filed: April 18, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, ARNOLD, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this removed 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Michael Williams seeks to appeal
after the district court1 dismissed his complaint and denied his motions for
reconsideration. After careful review, we dismiss the appeal for lack of appellate
jurisdiction because Williams’s notice of appeal did not designate the order, judgment,
or part thereof that he was appealing. See Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(1)(B) (notice of appeal
must designate judgment, order, or part thereof being appealed); Smith v. Barry, 502
U.S. 244, 248 (1992) (Rule 3 requirements are jurisdictional). We also deny as moot
Williams’s pending motions.2
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1
The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
2
We note that to the extent that Williams attempted to assert a state-law claim,
that claim was dismissed without prejudice. See Hassett v. Lemay Bank & Trust Co.,
851 F.2d 1127, 1130 (8th Cir. 1988).
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