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Plaintiffs appealed the denial of their motion to remand the case to state court and the subsequent dismissal of their action.
Where the district court could rely on state court records without converting a motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment, the district court properly dismissed the case and was not required to sua sponte recuse itself.
Judgment is affirmed.
Bela Animal Legal Defense & Rescue v. City of Des Moines (MLW No. 79921/Case No. 21-3337 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J.
