Charles LaLiberte v. Charles Samuels, Jr.

8th Cir.12/2/2016
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 United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 16-2497 ___________________________ Charles A. LaLiberte lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Charles E. Samuels, Jr., Director of Bureau of Prisons; Christopher Nickrenz lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: November 29, 2016 Filed: December 2, 2016 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, ARNOLD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Charles LaLiberte appeals after the district court1 dismissed his pro se complaint. Upon careful review, we find no reason to reverse the dismissal order 1 The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. because, among other reasons, we agree with the district court that it had no personal jurisdiction over defendants. See World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286, 291-92 (1980) (nonresident defendant must have minimum contacts such that suit “does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice”); Miller v. Nippon Carbon Co., 528 F.3d 1087, 1090-91 (8th Cir. 2008) (de novo review). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2- 

Case Information

Court
8th Cir.
Decision Date
December 2, 2016
Status
Precedential
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