Violet L. Goodwin v. Vander, in their individual capacity

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-1602
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Violet L. Goodwin
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Vander, in their individual capacity; Swaag, in their individual capacity; Jordan, in
their individual capacity
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
Omaha Police Department
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant
City of Omaha
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
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Submitted: October 16, 2024
Filed: October 21, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Violet Goodwin appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary
judgment in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful review, we conclude that the
district court did not err in granting judgment for the defendants, res judicata does not
apply, and the court did not abuse its discretion in denying Goodwin’s recusal
motion. See Jessie v. Potter, 516 F.3d 709, 712 (8th Cir. 2008) (de novo review of
summary judgment); Fetherkile v. Fetherkile, 907 N.W.2d 275, 286 (Neb. 2018) (res
judicata requires involvement of same parties in both actions); Akins v. Knight, 863
F.3d 1084, 1086 (8th Cir. 2017) (per curiam) (abuse of discretion review of recusal
decisions). Accordingly, we deny Goodwin’s pending motions and affirm. See 8th
Cir. R. 47B.
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1The Honorable John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge for the District
of Nebraska.
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