U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2025

Mary Link v. AR Dept. of Human Services

Mary Link v. AR Dept. of Human Services
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided October 22, 2025

Mary Link v. AR Dept. of Human Services

Opinion

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for the Western District of Arkansas - Texarkana ____________ Submitted: October 17, 2025 Filed: October 22, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, GRUENDER, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.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. ______________________________

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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