Case Name: YAHUI SONG, Ph.D., Plaintiff-Appellant v. REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; L. James Nixon, M.D.; Barbara K. Patrick, M.D.; Sheila M. Specker, M.D.; Theodore R. Thompson, M.D.; Kathleen V. Watson, M.D.; John Does 1-15, Defendants-Appellees. The Rutherford Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-04-05
Citations: 501 F. App'x 599
Docket Number: No. 12-2225
Parties: YAHUI SONG, Ph.D., Plaintiff-Appellant v. REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; L. James Nixon, M.D.; Barbara K. Patrick, M.D.; Sheila M. Specker, M.D.; Theodore R. Thompson, M.D.; Kathleen V. Watson, M.D.; John Does 1-15, Defendants-Appellees. The Rutherford Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 501
Pages: 599–600

Head Matter:
YAHUI SONG, Ph.D., Plaintiff-Appellant v. REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; L. James Nixon, M.D.; Barbara K. Patrick, M.D.; Sheila M. Specker, M.D.; Theodore R. Thompson, M.D.; Kathleen V. Watson, M.D.; John Does 1-15, Defendants-Appellees. The Rutherford Institute, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant.
No. 12-2225.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: April 2, 2013.
Filed: April 5, 2013.
Bruce E. Fein, Bruce Fein & Associates, Washington, DC, Larry A. Frost, Paladin Law Office, Bloomington, MN, for
Jennifer L. Frisch, Associate General Counsel, University of Minnesota, Office of the General Counsel, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Yahui Song appeals the judgment of the District Court granting defendants' motion to dismiss her civil action under Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure after she failed to comply with an earlier order granting defendants' motion to compel discovery and admonishing her that noncompliance could result in dismissal. Following careful review, we find no abuse of discretion. See In re O'Brien, 351 F.3d 832, 836, 839-40 (8th Cir.2003) (standard of review; in context of Rule 37 motions, court may find willful disobedience sufficient to support dismissal when party employs delay tactics and disregards court orders). Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons provided by the District Court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny all of the pending motions.
. The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.