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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 00-1103MN _____________ Roger Clausen, * * Appellant, * * v. * On Appeal from the United * States District Court North Central Blood Services, formerly * for the District of known as St. Paul Regional Blood * Minnesota. Services, a division of the American * Red Cross, a foreign corporation; * [Not To Be Published] Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital, a * division of the Mayo Health System, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: December 28, 2000 Filed: January 9, 2001 ___________ Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, HANSEN, and BYE, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Roger Clausen appeals from the District Court’s1 grant of summary judgment to defendants in his action against North Central Blood Services and Immanuel-St. 1 The Hon. James M. Rosenbaum, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Hon. Franklin L. Noel, Chief Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. Joseph’s Hospital under theories of negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, and negligent misrepresentation. To establish each of his pleaded claims, Clausen had to demonstrate that contaminated blood was the proximate cause of his injury. After de novo review, we conclude the judgment was proper because the uncontroverted evidence clearly demonstrated an absence of causation. See Dulany v. Carnahan,
132 F.3d 1234, 1237 (8th Cir. 1997) (standard of review); Smith v. Brutger Co.,
569 N.W.2d 408, 423-14 (Minn. 1997) (negligent misrepresentation); Johnson v. Minnesota,
553 N.W.2d 40, 49 (Minn. 1996) (negligence); Drager by Gutzman v. Aluminum Indus. Corp.,
495 N.W.2d 879, 882 (Minn. App. 1993) (strict products liability); Craft Tool & Die Co. v. Payne,
385 N.W.2d 24, 26 (Minn. App. 1986) (breach of warranty). We also conclude the District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Clausen’s motion for a continuance. See
Dulany, 132 F.3d at 1238(standard of review); United States v. Light,
766 F.2d 394, 397-98 (8th Cir. 1985) (per curiam) (nonmoving party must show that opposition is meritorious, and must affirmatively demonstrate how postponement of ruling will enable him to rebut moving party’s showing of absence of genuine issue of fact). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. -2-
Document Info
Docket Number: 00-1103
Citation Numbers: 1 F. App'x 566
Filed Date: 1/9/2001
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023