Walter Scott v. Suburban Journals of Greater S, et al, No. 09-3690 (8th Cir. 2010)
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-3690 ___________ Walter F. Scott, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, * LLC; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, LLC * [UNPUBLISHED] A Delaware Corporation; Pulitzer, Inc. * A Delaware Corporation, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: May 18, 2010 Filed: May 25, 2010 ___________ Before LOKEN, BYE, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Walter F. Scott appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his civil action. Upon de novo review, see Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006), we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons the district court stated. We further conclude that the court did not prematurely enter 1 The HONORABLE E. RICHARD WEBBER, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. summary judgment, see Dulany v. Carnahan, 132 F.3d 1234, 1238 (8th Cir. 1997), and that it did not abuse its discretion in denying Scott s motion to compel discovery, see Lee v. Armontrout, 991 F.2d 487, 489 (8th Cir. 1993) (per curiam). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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