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Parties Involved:
Richard Dixon
Appellee
George Poole
Appellant
Gene Stubblefield
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Thomas C. Mummert, United States Magistrate Judge for the

Eastern 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. 06-2240

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George Poole, *

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Appellant, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * Eastern District of Missouri.

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Gene Stubblefield; Richard Dixon, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: February 6, 2007

Filed: February 16, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

George Poole appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal without prejudice, under

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(b) and 37(d), of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit.

Upon careful review of the record, we find no abuse of discretion in the court’s

dismissal of Poole’s lawsuit for failure to comply with the court’s order directing him

to respond to defendants’ discovery requests, and for his unexplained failure to attend

his properly noticed deposition. See Good Stewardship Christian Ctr. v. Empire

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Bank, 341 F.3d 794, 797 (8th Cir. 2003) (standard of review for Rule 41(b) dismissal);

Aziz v. Wright, 34 F.3d 587, 589 (8th Cir. 1994) (standard of review for Rule 37(d)

dismissal); Schooley v. Kennedy, 712 F.2d 372, 374 (8th Cir. 1983) (per curiam)

(lesser sanction of dismissal without prejudice mitigates against finding abuse of

discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. 47B. 

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