Stephen W. Carlson v. American Express

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-3552 ___________ Stephen W. Carlson, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota. Ameriprise Financial, Formerly * doing business as American Express * [UNPUBLISHED] Financial Advisors, * * Defendant, * * American Express; Minnesota * Department of Human Rights, * * Appellees, * * Kelly Services, * * Defendant. * ___________ Submitted: July 30, 2010 Filed: February 14, 2011 ___________ Before BYE, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. During the pendency of this appeal from the district court’s1 judgment dismissing Stephen Carlson’s complaint and imposing sanctions against him, Carlson reached a settlement with all but one of the appellees, and those appellees have been dismissed. Because Carlson has not challenged in his appellate brief the district court’s dismissal of his action against the only remaining appellee, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, see Griffith v. City of Des Moines, 387 F.3d 733, 739 (8th Cir. 2004) (issues not briefed are deemed abandoned), we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Michael J. Davis, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. -2-