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Parties Involved:
D. A. Chenoweth
Appellee
Scott Kirby
Appellee
The Missouri Gaming Company
Appellee
Brenda West-Anderson
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-2940

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Brenda West-Anderson

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

The Missouri Gaming Company, doing business as Argosy Casino; Scott Kirby;

D. A. Chenoweth, also known as Dale Chenoweth

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph

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 Submitted: February 18, 2015

Filed: February 25, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before BYE, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-2940 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/25/2015 Entry ID: 4247789 
Brenda West-Anderson appeals the district court’s with-prejudice dismissal, 1

under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37, of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Upon

careful review, we conclude that the district court’s decision did not constitute an

abuse of discretion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 (setting forth sanctions for failure to make

disclosures or to cooperate in discovery); Sentis Grp., Inc. v. Shell Oil Co., 559 F.3d

888, 898-99 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review); see also Lindstedt v. City of

Granby, 238 F.3d 933, 937 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (pro se litigant is bound by

same litigation rules as lawyer, particularly when fulfilling simple requirements of

discovery).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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The Honorable Beth Phillips, United States District Judge for the Western 1

District of Missouri.

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Appellate Case: 14-2940 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/25/2015 Entry ID: 4247789