Shanasha Whitson v. Minnesota Department of Health
Shanasha Whitson v. Minnesota Department of Health
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 20-3031 ___________________________
Shanasha Whitson
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
The Minnesota Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention and Control Division HIV/STD, TB Unit; Christine Jones; Jessica Barry; Peggy Darrett-Brewer; Amy Yolanda Castillo
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________
Submitted: March 11, 2021 Filed: March 16, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________
Before KELLY, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM. Shanasha Whitson appeals after the district court1 dismissed her case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Upon de novo review, we conclude that Whitson’s complaint failed to establish either diversity or federal question jurisdiction. See Jones v. United States, 727 F.3d 844, 846 (8th Cir. 2013) (standard of review); Junk v. Terminix Int’l Co., 628 F.3d 439, 445 (8th Cir. 2010) (federal court has diversity jurisdiction only where no defendant is citizen of same state as any plaintiff); Biscanin v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 407 F.3d 905, 906 (8th Cir. 2005) (federal question jurisdiction exists when plaintiff’s right to relief depends upon resolution of substantial question of federal law). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________
1 The Honorable Eric C. Tostrud, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
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Reference
- Status
- Unpublished