Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-02-25 17:00:55.250203+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                          For the Eighth Circuit
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                              No. 14-2940
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                            Brenda West-Anderson

                     lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

                                         v.

 The Missouri Gaming Company, doing business as Argosy Casino; Scott Kirby;
               D. A. Chenoweth, also known as Dale Chenoweth

                    lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
                                     ____________

                  Appeal from United States District Court
               for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph
                               ____________

                         Submitted: February 18, 2015
                           Filed: February 25, 2015
                                [Unpublished]
                                ____________

Before BYE, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
                           ____________

PER CURIAM.
      Brenda West-Anderson appeals the district court’s1 with-prejudice dismissal,
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37, of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Upon
careful review, we conclude that the district court’s decision did not constitute an
abuse of discretion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 (setting forth sanctions for failure to make
disclosures or to cooperate in discovery); Sentis Grp., Inc. v. Shell Oil Co., 559 F.3d
888, 898-99 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review); see also Lindstedt v. City of
Granby, 238 F.3d 933, 937 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (pro se litigant is bound by
same litigation rules as lawyer, particularly when fulfilling simple requirements of
discovery).

      Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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      1
       The Honorable Beth Phillips, United States District Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.

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