Rancho Holdings, LLC v. Manzanillo Associates, Ltd.

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 11-3789
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Rancho Holdings, LLC
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
Manzanillo Associates, LTD; T. F. Stone Companies, Inc.
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants
Tommy Fitzgerald Stone, I
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant
Bruce Martin Myers
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: October 8, 2012
Filed: October 15, 2012
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Tommy Stone, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of
summary judgment in this declaratory judgment action based on a contract dispute.2
Upon careful de novo review, see Eng v. Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Ancho,
PLC, 611 F.3d 428, 432 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review), we find no basis for
reversal, and we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1
The Honorable John T. Maughmer, United States Magistrate Judge for the
Western District of Missouri, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by
consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
2
As Stone is proceeding pro se on appeal, we note that he represents only
himself in this matter. See Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02
(1993) (corporations, partnerships, or associations cannot appear in federal court
other than through licensed attorney).
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