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__ __ __ __ __ __App eal s fr om Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Dis tri ct of M in ne so ta - Mi nn eap ol is

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Don al d Alex an de r fil ed a ci vi l act io n in th e We s t e r n Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri

se ek in g da m ag es un de r 18 U.S.C. § 19 64 (c). The cas e was tra ns ferr ed to th e Dis tri ct of Mi nn es ot a, whi ch was pr es id in g ov er rel at ed m ul ti di st ric t li ti ga ti on

. The Dis tri ct of Mi nn es ot a se ve red a n d di sm is se d so m e de fen da nt s fro m th e act io n ba se d on a

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se tt le m en t be twee n th e pa rti es

. The cl ai m s ag ai ns t th e rem ai ni ng de fen da nt s were
rem an de d to th e W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri, whi ch ul ti m at el y gr an te d th e 2

rem ai ni ng de fen da nt s’ m ot io n to di smi s s. Alex an de r fil ed in bo th co ur ts m ot io ns
un de r Fed eral Ru le of Ci vi l Pro ced ur e 60 (b ) to se t as id e th e se tt le m en t-b as ed di sm is sa l. The W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri de cl in ed to r ul e on th e m ot io n; th e Dis tri ct of Mi nn es ot a de ni ed it o n t h e mer i ts

. In th es e co ns ol id at ed ap pe al s, Alex an de r ch al le ng es th e W es te rn Dis tr i c t o f Mi ss ou ri’s di sm is sa l, an d arg ue s th at

on ly th e W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri, no t th e Dis tri ct of Mi nn es ot a, ha d juri sd ic ti on to rul e o n h is Ru le 60 m ot io n.

The Hon or ab le Ri ch ard H. Ky le , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e Dis tri ct 1 of Mi nn es ot a. The Ho n or ab le Nan et te K. Lau gh rey, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 2 W es te rn Dis tri ct of M is so ur i.
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-W e ag ree wit h th e W es te rn Dis tri c t o f M is so ur i th at Alex an de r’s se ct io n

19 64 (c) cl ai m fai le d fo r th e reas on s st at e d b y t h a t co ur t. W e al so co nc lu de th e Dis tri ct of Mi nn es ot a ret ai ne d juris di ct io n t o c on si de r hi s Rul e 60 m ot io n, and th us th e W es te rn Dis tri c t o f Mi ss ou ri di d no t err by de cl in in g to do so

. See 28 U.S.C. § 14 07 (a); J.P.M .L. R. 10 .1(a ). Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm th e jud gm en ts of th e di st ric t

co ur ts . See 8 th Cir . R. 47 B.

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