SKELTON v. RAPPS

Nos. 98-3307, 98-3628.

187 F.3d 902 (1999)

Terry SKELTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William R. RAPPS, Michael Henry, Defendants-Appellees. Glenda Jackson, Individually; Plaintiff-Appellant; v. William R. Rapps, Individually; Michael R. Henry; Bill LaRue; Defendants-Appellees. William R. Rapps; Michael Henry; Bill LaRue; Third-Party Plaintiffs; v. United States of America; Health & Human Services; Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; Third-Party Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim R. Bruce, Kennett, MO, argued, for Appellant.

Michael L. Boicourt, Jefferson City, MO, argued, for Appellees Henry and LaRue. William R. Henry, argued, for Appellee Rapps.

Before BOWMAN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and LONGSTAFF, District Judge.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, Glenda Jackson, Terry Skelton, and a class of similarly-situated plaintiffs appeal the district court's dismissal for failure to prosecute their suit challenging Missouri's practices and policies in seeking reimbursement from noncustodial parents for monies distributed by the state to custodial parents under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. We reverse and remand with directions.

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