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Parties Involved:
Harpo Productions
Appellee
Molly Lancaster
Appellee
Gary Lee Smith
Appellant
Oprah Winfrey
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-2440

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Gary L. Smith, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Missouri.

Molly Lancaster; Oprah Winfrey; *

Harpo Productions, Inc., * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: June 23, 2006

Filed: June 28, 2006 

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Before ARNOLD, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Gary Lee Smith appeals the district court’s1

 orders dismissing Molly Lancaster

and granting summary judgment in favor of Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Productions

in his defamation and copyright-infringement action. After de novo review, see

Kasper v. Federated Mut. Ins. Co., 425 F.3d 496, 502 (8th Cir. 2005) (summary

judgment); Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam)

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(dismissal), we conclude the dismissal and grant of summary judgment were proper.

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

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