JORDAN v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (2020)

[Unpublished]

Jack Jordan appeals following the district court’s ¹ adverse grant of summary judgment in his pro se Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action. After a careful review, we conclude that the district court did not err in dismissing some claims as duplicative of another pending litigation, see United States Fire Ins. Co. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 920 F.2d 487, 489 n.6 (8th Cir. 1990) (district court’s decision to dismiss an action in deference to a pending action in another court is reviewed for abuse of discretion); and in granting summary judgment as to the remaining claims, see Madel v. United States Dep’t of Justice, 784 F.3d 448, 451 (8th Cir. 2015) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo; summary judgment is appropriate where an agency proves that it has fully discharged its obligations under FOIA). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

FOOTNOTES

1.   The Honorable Ortrie D. Smith, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

PER CURIAM.