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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

FILED 

United States Co?rt ~f Appeals Tenth C1rcmt 

MI CHAEL J. MAJOR, 

Plaintiff-Appellant, 

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PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY, 

Defendant-Appellee. 

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ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

MAR 101989 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk 

No. 87-2267 

(D.C. No. 86-C-1083-B) 

(N.D. Okla.) 

Before ANDERSON and TACHA, Circuit Judges, and ROGERS, District 

Judge.** 

**The Honorable Richard D. Rogers, United States District Judge 

for the District of Kansas, sitting by designation. 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. 

s u bmitted without oral argument. 

The cause is therefore ordered 

*This order and 

be cited, or 

for purposes of 

r es judicata, 

judgment has no precedential value and shall not 

used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, except 

establishing the doctrines of the law of the case, 

or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 36.3. 

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Plaintiff appeals from a predominantly adverse judgment 

entered by the district court- following a bench trial of the two 

claims -- breach of contract and intentional infliction of 

emotional distress -- remaining after pretrial rulings had 

disposed of several associated causes of action asserted in this 

diversity contract and tort suit. 

We have carefully reviewed the record, considered all of 

plaintiff's arguments in light thereof, and conclude that the 

district court's disposition was correct. We affirm the several 

rulings challenged on this appeal for substantially the reasons 

stated in the pertinent orders of the district court. In 

addition, we believe it important to commend the district court on 

its tempered condemnation of plaintiff's often abusive personal 

attacks on the presiding judge and others involved in this 

litigation. The tolerant but firm professionalism exhibited by 

the district court in this case was as exemplary as plaintiff's 

conduct was inappropriate. 

The judgment entered by the United States District Court for 

the Northern District of Oklahoma is AFFIRMED. 

The mandate shall issue forthwith. 

ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

PER CURIAM 

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