Darrell Leon McClanahan, III v. Donald Trump, President of the United States

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-3007
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Darrell Leon McClanahan, III
Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Donald Trump, President of the United States; United States Department of
Justice; United States Department of Education
Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Joplin
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Submitted: January 21, 2026
Filed: January 27, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before BENTON, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Darrell McClanahan, a Missouri resident, appeals following the district
court’s1 dismissal of his pro se complaint for lack of standing. Having jurisdiction
under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
1The Honorable M. Douglas Harpool, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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Upon careful review, this court concludes that the district court did not err in
dismissing the case, nor in denying leave to amend the complaint. See Gelschus v.
Hogen, 47 F.4th 679, 686 (8th Cir. 2022) (standard of review); U.S. ex rel. Raynor
v. Nat’l Rural Utils. Coop. Fin., Corp., 690 F.3d 951, 957 (8th Cir. 2012) (same).
McClanahan did not allege sufficient facts to render plausible that he suffered an
injury the defendants caused and the court can remedy—a jurisdictional necessity.
See TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 594 U.S. 413, 423–24 (2021) (standard for Article
III standing); see also Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007)
(pleading standard).
The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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