Clay Chastain v. JCK Legacy GUC Recovery Truste, No. 19-3444 (8th Cir. 2021)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Gruender and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Civil case. Dismissal of defamation action affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-3444 ___________________________ Clay Chastain, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant, v. JCK Legacy GUC Recovery Trustee, lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: September 24, 2021 Filed: September 30, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In this diversity case, Clay Chastain appeals an order of the district court1 dismissing his defamation action. After careful review of the record and the parties’ 1 The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. arguments on appeal, we conclude that the dismissal was proper for the reasons explained by the district court. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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