Kurt Ponzar v. Matthew Layfield

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Kurt Ponzar v. Matthew Layfield, 575 F. App'x 706 (8th Cir. 2014)

Kurt Ponzar v. Matthew Layfield

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Kurt Ponzar appeals from the district court’s 1 order dismissing the federal claims in his removed civil complaint, upon motion by defendants, and remanding the state law claims to state court. On appeal, Ponzar raises only one issue: whether the district court properly dismissed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim that was raised in his complaint. Having carefully reviewed the record, see Minn. Majority v. Mansky, 708 F.3d 1051, 1055 (8th Cir. 2013) (standard of review), we conclude that the claim was properly dismissed because Ponzar failed to allege facts which would support a conclusion that defendants — private attorneys — acted under color of state law while representing their client, a lender, in judicial proceedings against Ponzar. See Carlson v. Roetzel & Andress, 552 F.3d 648, 650-51 (8th Cir. 2008). The judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1

. The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Reference

Full Case Name
Kurt W. PONZAR, Plaintiff-Appellant Sandra L. Ponzar, Plaintiff v. Matthew S. LAYFIELD; Polsinelli Shughart, P.C.; Michelle Clardy; Sherry K. Dreisewerd; Michael A. Campbell, Defendants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished