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Tho m as Haeg , Henn ep in Co un ty Referee , inhi s o ffi ci al cap aci ty; Ste ph enC. Aldric h, Hen ne pi n C ou nt y Dis tri ctJu dg e, in hi s o ffi ci al cap aci ty; Virg in iaEko la , Att orne y , inhe r of

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Dis tri ctCo urt; Dav idGronbe ck , Att orne y , inhi s o ffi ci al cap aci ty as anoff ic er o f Hen ne pi n Co un ty D is tri ctCo urt; Mari lyn Kam an , Henn ep in Co un ty D is tri ctJu dg e, in he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; Sara B urm ei st er, OakCree k Hi gh Sch oo l Supe rin te nd en t, i n h er of fic ia l capa ci ty; Mi ch ael Read , Oak Cr eekHig h S ch oo l Pr in ci pa l, i n h is off ic ia l cap aci ty; DeanMau s, Re ferr ee, i n h is off ic ia l capa ci ty; Jamie L. And ers on , Sta te of Mi nn es ot a Ju dg e, in he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; Co ll eenA. Harris -Pea rs on ; Al la n Lin ds ay ; Di an e Lin ds ay ; J . Does 1 an d 2 , inth ei r of fic ia l capa ci ti es (4t h J ud ic ia l Dis tri ct ); He al th Part ne rs ; Yu m a Uni on Hig h S ch oo l Di st ric t; James T. Swens on , Henne pi n C ou nt y

4t h J ud ic ia l Di st ric t J ud ge ; M arybeth Do rn , Henn ep in Co un ty Refe ree; Ju dg e Luc y

A. W ie la nd , inhe r of

fic ia l capa ci ty; Ju dg e Den is e D. Rei ll y , in he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; Ju dg e Dou gl as L. Rich ard s, i n h is off ic ia l capa ci ty; Ju dg e Edwar d To us sa in t, i n h is off ic ia l capa ci ty; Ju dg e Ch arl es A. Port er, i n h is off ic ia l cap aci ty; Ju dg e Kev inG. Ros s, i n h is off ic ia l capa ci ty; Marn et te Hoi sv e, in he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; Dr. Mic ha el Fuhrm an , of Hea lthP artne rs ; Dr. So ni a Mo sc h, o f Heal th Part ne rs ; J an ey

Nels on , Mo un d P sycho lo gi cal Serv ic es ; J eanPet ers on , in he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; Dr. Jo hn Pry bl , of Hea lthP artne rs ; J . Doe 3 , (4t h J ud ic ia l Dis tri ct- Co urt Admin is tra to r), in hi s o r he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; J. Do es 4-8 , (Henne pi n C ou nt y ), inth ei r of fic ia l capa ci ti es ; J . Does 9 an d 2 1, (S ta te of Mi nn es ot a), i n the ir o ffi ci al cap aci ti es ; J . Does 10 , 20 an d 4 0, (HHS- Reg io na l Offi ce), i n t he ir o ffi ci al cap aci ti es ; J . Doe 1 1, (S ta te Depa rtment) , inhi s o r he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; J. Do es 12 an d 1 3, (US B an k) ; J . Does 14 , 15 an d 1 6, (Ari zo na Dep art m en t o f Eco no m ic Secu rit y Div is io n o f Supp ort En fo rcem en t), i n t he irof

fic ia l capa ci ti es ; J . Doe 1 7, (Yu m a Uni on Sch oo l Di st ric t), i n h is or h er o ffi ci al cap aci ty; J. Do e 1 8, (I RS), i n h is or h er o ffi ci al cap aci ty; J. Do e 1 9, (Well s Fa rg o Ban k) ; J . Does 22 -2 8, (S ta te of M in ne so ta- Mi nn es ot a Supr em e Co urt), i n t he ir of fic ia l capa ci ti es ; J . Doe 3 1, (S ta te Aud it or ). inhi s o r he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; J. Do e 32 , (Mi nn es ot a DHS Aud it or ), inhi s o r he r of fic ia l capa ci ty; J. Do e 3 3, (HHS
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reg io na l o ffi ce), i n h is or h er o ffi ci al cap aci ty; J. Do e 3 4, (S ta te of Mi nn es ot a - ex ecu ti ve po li cy m ak er), i n h is or h er o ffi ci al cap aci ty; J. Do e 3 5, (No n- Gov ern m en t Ag en cy ); J . Doe 3 6, (Un kn own Co m pa ny); J . Doe 3 8, (S ta te of Mi nn es ot a), i n h is or h er o ffi ci al cap aci ty; J. Do e 3 9, (No n- Gov ern m en t Ag en cy ), in hi s o r he r of

fic ia l capa ci ty; J. Do e 4 7, (S tate of M in ne so ta ? /Hen ne pi n C ou nt y ? ), in hi s or he r of

fic ia l cap aci ty; J. Doe s 53 -8 2; J. Doe s 83 -9 1, in th ei r of fic ia l cap aci ti es
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Harl ey Meyer ap pe al s th e fo ll owi ng di stric t co urt’s di sm is sa l of h i s c la im s 1 ag ai ns t nu m ero us de fen da nt s, an d gr an t of su m m ary jud gm en t ag ai ns t th e rem ai ni ng

Th e Hon or ab le Su sa n Ri ch ard Nels on , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 Dis tri ct of Mi nn es ot a, ad op ti ng th e r e p o rt an d reco m m en da ti on s of th e Hon or ab le Hil dy Bowb eer, Un it edSta te s M ag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e Dis tri ctof M in ne so ta

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-de fen da nt s. Hav in g care fu ll y rev ie wed th e rec o rd an d th e pa rti es ’ arg um en ts on

ap pe a l , we ag ree with th e di st ric t co urt’s well -rea so ne d de ci si on s. See Mo nt in v. Mo or e, 84 6 F.3 d 2 89 , 2 92 (8 th Ci r. 20 17 ) (d e no vo rev ie w o f Fed . R . C iv . P . 1 2( b) di sm is sa l); Jo hn so n v. Bl au ka t, 45 3 F.3 d 11 08 , 11 12 (8 th Ci r. 20 06 ) (d e no vo rev ie w
o f s u mm ary jud gm en t or de r). W e al so fin d no ab us e of di sc ret io n in th e di s t r i c t

co urt’s de ni al of Meyer’ s m ot io ns f or joi nd er, fo r co un se l, fo r le av e to am en d hi s
co m pl ai nt , to ex cl ud e ev id en ce, an d fo r rel ie f un de r Fed eral Ru le of Ci vi l Pro cedur e 60

. See In t’l Bh d. of Team st ers v. Co m m erci al W areh ou se Co ., 84 F.3 d 29 9, 30 2 (8 th Ci r. 19 96 ) (joi nd er); W il li am s v. Lit t l e Ro ck Mun. W at er W orks , 2 1 F.3 d 21 8, 22 4 (8 th Ci r. 19 94 ) (le av e to am en d co m pl ai nt ); Ph il li ps v. Ja sp er Cty
. Ja il , 43 7 F.3 d 79 1, 79 4 (8 th Ci r. 20 06 ) (ap po in tm en t of co un se l in ci vi l cas es ); Vas qu ez v. Co lo res , 64 8 F.3 d 64 8, 65 2 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ) (ev id en ti ary ru li ng s) ; Jo ne s v. Swan so n, 51 2 F.3 d 10 45 , 10 48 (8t h C ir. 2 00 8) (Ru le 60 (b ) m ot io n)

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Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm th e jud gme nt

. See 8t h Ci r. R. 47 B. W e al so de ny Meyer’ s ap pe ll at e m ot io ns

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