BRUCE v. POLK COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE SW4 PD GAL (2019)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Christopher BRUCE; Elizabeth Bruce Plaintiffs-Appellants v. POLK COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE; John P. Sarcone, Polk County Attorney; Jesse Ramirez, Polk County Attorney; Stephanie Brown, Polk County Attorney; Kevin J. Brownell, Polk County Attorney; Kevin Bell, Asst Polk County Attorney; Iowa Department of Human Services; Katie Gosch, Case Worker; Stephanie Rhinehart, Supervisor; Emily Nieman, SW4; Des Moines Police Department; Jake Lancaster, Detective; Altoona Police Dept; Carroll Police Department; Greg Bellinghausen, Officer Carroll PD; Iowa State Attorney General's Office; Grant Keith Dugdale, Asst Attorney General; Kathrine Sue Miller-Todd, Asst Attorney General; Children & Families of Iowa, Inc.; Ashley Andrews, Visit Supervisor; William Price, Judge; William Kelly, Judge; Robert Blink, Judge; Carol Egly, Judge; Jeanie Kunkle Vaudt, Judge; Anastasia Hurn, Magistrate Judge; Linda Lane, Former Asst Polk County Attorney; Dale Mays, Attorney; Paul White, GAL Attorney; Beth Walker, Attorney; Anthony Reed, Manager, Central Iowa Family Services; Lucas Taylor, Mark R. Hinshaw Law Firm Defendants-Appellees
Christopher Bruce, The Living Man; Elizabeth Bruce, The Living Woman Plaintiffs-Appellants v. William Price; William P. Kelly; Carol Egly; Jeanie Kunkle Vaudt; Robert J. Blink; Anastasia Hurn; Emily Nieman; Stephanie Rhinehart; Katie Gosch; Linda Lane; John P. Sarcone; Jesse Ramirez; Kevin Bell; Stephanie Brown; Kevin J. Brownell; Grant Keith Dugdale; Kathrine Sue Miller-Todd; Jake Lancaster; Alyssa Wilson; Gary Bellinghausen; Jeanne Munson; Kyle Theis; Newbury Living; Nancy Elscott; The Des Moines Register, (U.S.A. Today); Darren Tromblay; Jeffrey Pitts; Dale Mays; Paul White; Lucas Taylor; Ashley Cronbaugh; Anthony Reed Defendants-Appellees

No. 18-3038, No. 18-3039

Decided: July 05, 2019

Before LOKEN, GRUENDER, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.

Christopher Bruce, Pro Se Elizabeth Bruce, Pro Se Julie Jean Bussanmas, Meghan Lee Gavin, Polk County Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees Polk County Attorney's Office, John P. Sarcone, Jesse Ramirez, Stephanie Brown, Kevin J. Brownell, Kevin Bell Charles Keith Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees Iowa Department of Human Services, Katie Gosch, Stephanie Rhinehart, Emily Nieman, Iowa State Attorney General's Office, Grant Keith Dugdale, Kathrine Sue Miller-Todd John O. Haraldson, City Attorney's Office, Legal Department, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees Des Moines Police Department, Jake Lancaster Jason Palmer, Bradshaw & Fowler, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees Altoona Police Dept, Carroll Police Department, Greg Bellinghausen Joan M. Fletcher, Dickinson & Mackaman, Des Moines, IA, for Defendant-Appellee Children & Families of Iowa, Inc. Joan M. Fletcher, William M. Reasoner, Dickinson & Mackaman, Des Moines, IA, for Defendant-Appellee Ashley Andrews David Michael Ranscht, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants-Appellees William Price, William Kelly, Robert Blink, Carol Egly, Jeanie Kunkle Vaudt, Anastasia Hurn, Paul White Julie Jean Bussanmas, Polk County Attorney's Office, Des Moines, IA, for Defendant-Appellee Linda Lane Christopher A. Clausen, The Clausen Law Office, Ames, IA, for Defendant-Appellee Dale Mays Carlton G. Salmo, Macro & Kozlowski LLP, West Des Moines, IA, for Defendant-Appellee Anthony Reed David Lee Brown, Tyler Richard Smith, Hansen & McClintock, Des Moines, IA, for Defendant-Appellee Lucas Taylor

[Unpublished]

In these consolidated appeals, Christopher and Elizabeth Bruce appeal the district court's ¹ adverse judgments in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions. After careful de novo review, we find no error in the district court's well-reasoned decisions. See Montin v. Moore, 846 F.3d 289, 292 (8th Cir. 2017) (de novo review of Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal); Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006) (de novo review of grant of summary judgment); Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (de novo review of dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)). We also find no judicial bias or denial of due process in the district court's decisions. See United States v. Oaks, 606 F.3d 530, 537 (8th Cir. 2010) (adverse rulings do not establish bias); Christiansen v. Clarke, 147 F.3d 655, 657-58 (8th Cir. 1998) (dismissal under § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) does not violate litigant's due process rights).

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny the Bruces’ motion to supplement the record.

FOOTNOTES

1. The Honorable Rebecca Ebinger, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.

PER CURIAM.

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