U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2005

Cooper-Igwebuike v. United Methodist Church

Cooper-Igwebuike v. United Methodist Church
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided December 27, 2005 · Arnold, Fagg, Per Curiam, Smith
160 F. App'x 549

Cooper-Igwebuike v. United Methodist Church

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The Reverend Linda Cooper-Igwebuike appeals the district court’s * dismissal with prejudice of her Title VII action. Having reviewed the record de novo, we agree the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, because the case fell under the ministerial exception to Title VII. See Scharon v. St. Luke’s Episcopal Presbyterian Hospitals, 929 F.2d 360 (8th Cir. 1991). Moreover, we fail to see how Cooper-Igwebuike was prejudiced by the district court’s failure to consider her motion for appointed counsel before dismissing the action. See Nelson v. Redfield Lithograph Printing, 728 F.2d 1003, 1005 (8th Cir. 1984). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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The Honorable G. Thomas Eisele, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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