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Parties Involved:
Edith Hamilton
Appellee
Timothy Charles New
Appellant

Document Text:

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United States Court of Appeals 

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS T""nth Circuit 

FOR THE TEN'l'H CIRCUIT AUG - 9 1990 

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TIMOTHY CHARLES NEW, ) 

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Clerk 

Plaintiff-Appellant, 

v. 

EDITH HAMILTON, 

Defendant-Appellee. 

No. 90-6044 

(D.C. No. CIV-90-097-W) 

(W.D. Okla.) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Before ANDERSON, BALDOCK, and EBEL, Circuit Judges. 

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. The cause is therefore ordered 

submitted without oral argument. 

The district court for the Western District of Oklahoma 

dismissed Timothy Charles New's complaint for failure to state a 

cause of action under 42 u.s.c. S 1983. The complaint alleged 

slander and defamation of character by an employer. There was no 

allegation that the employer acted under color of state law, nor 

that the slander implicated a constitutional interest. We affirm 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppal. l0th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

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the dismissal for the reasons stated in the district court's 

order. 

AFFIRMED . 

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Entered for the Court: 

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON 

Circuit Judge 

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