United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 25-1652 ___________________________

Mary Link, an individual; Thomas Link, an individual

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants

v.

Jonathan Scott, Individually and as an employee of Arkansas Department of Human Services; Alexis Lampkins, Individually and as an employee of Arkansas Department of Human Services; Peter Ferrara, Individually and as an employee of Arkansas Department of Human Services

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees

inclusive 1 through 5 Does

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant

Arkansas Department of Human Services

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

v.

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Texarkana ____________ Submitted: October 17, 2025 Filed: October 22, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Mary and Thomas Link appeal the district court’s1 dismissal of their pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Kvalvog v. Park Christian Sch., Inc., 66 F.4th 1147, 1151-52 (8th Cir. 2023) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Susan O. Hickey, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, now retired.

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