U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2026

Jason Kelly v. Frank Bisignano

Jason Kelly v. Frank Bisignano
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided June 17, 2026
Jason Kelly v. Frank Bisignano

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 25-3214 ___________________________ Jason L. Kelly lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security Administration lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________ Submitted: June 5, 2026 Filed: June 17, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

Jason Kelly appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his employment- related action for failure to timely exhaust administrative remedies and failure to state The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. a claim. Upon careful review, we conclude that the dismissal was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. See Warmington v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. Of Minn., 998 F.3d 789, 795 (8th Cir. 2021); King v. Iowa Dep’t of Corr., 598 F.3d 1051, 1052 (8th Cir. 2010). We further conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Kelly’s motion for counsel, request to supplement, or Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. See Akpovi v. Douglas, 43 F.4th 832, 837 (8th Cir. 2022); Longie v. Spirit Lake Tribe, 400 F.3d 586, 588 n.3 (8th Cir. 2005); Davis v. Scott, 94 F.3d 444, 447 (8th Cir. 1996).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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