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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable Sarah W. Hays, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western

District of Missouri, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent

of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-1410

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Lindsey K. Springer, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Springfield Business Journal; Martin *

Dingman; Shane Grady, Matt Wagner, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: January 29, 2010

Filed: February 4, 2010

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Before BYE, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Lindsey Springer appeals the district court’s1

 adverse judgment in his diversity

action alleging defamation. After careful review, we find his arguments to be without

merit. See Schaaf v. Residential Funding Corp., 517 F.3d 544, 549 (8th Cir.) (de novo

standard of review for Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 222 (2008),

Johnson v. Blauket, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006) (de novo standard of review

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for summary judgment decision); Pony Computer, Inc. v. Equus Computer Sys. of

Mo., 162 F.3d 991, 996 (8th Cir. 1998) (determination that claim is ripe for summary

judgment is reviewed for abuse of discretion); Perkins v. Spivey, 911 F.2d 22, 28 n.6

(8th Cir. 1990) (noting that otherwise proper ruling is not erroneous merely because

it has incidental effect of precluding jury trial). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir.

R. 47B.

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