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Civil Practice: Freedom of Information Act-Pending Litigation-Duplicative Claims

Where appellant challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in his pro se Freedom of Information Act action, the district court did not err in dismissing the claims as duplicative of another pending litigation. Judgment is affirmed. Jordan v. U.S. ...

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Civil Practice: Failure to State Claims-Stalking-Search Warrant

Where appellant challenged the adverse judgment in his action raising constitutional and state law claims, the district court properly found that the appellant failed to state claims for abuse of process, fraud, negligent misrepresentation or conspiracy, and the Fourth Amendment ...

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Civil Practice: Post-Judgment Relief-Rule 60(b)

Where appellant challenged the denial of post-judgment relief, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying his Rule 60(b) motion. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Dotstry (MLW No. 74509/Case No. 19-2020 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, ...

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Civil Practice: Diversity-Dismissal

Where appellants challenged the dismissal of their amended complaint in a diversity action, the dismissal was proper for the reasons cited by the district court. Judgment is affirmed. Lindberg v. Dimon (MLW No. 74507/Case No. 19-1883 – 2 pages) (U.S. ...

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Civil Practice: Discovery-Surveillance Video

Where a defendant challenged an adverse verdict in her pro se civil action, the challenge to the rulings regarding a surveillance video tape produced during pretrial discovery was meritless, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Delima v. Walmart ...

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Civil Practice: Jurisdiction-Attorneys’ Fees

Where homeowners sought damages from a basement-waterproofing company connected to the installation of a basement-sealing system, asserting claims that included a violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and a related request for attorneys’ fees, the judgment did not dispose ...

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