Gary L. Smith v. Molly Lancaster , 186 F. App'x 695 ( 2006 )

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 05-2440
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Gary L. Smith, *
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Appellant, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the
* Eastern District of Missouri.
Molly Lancaster; Oprah Winfrey; *
Harpo Productions, Inc., * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Appellees. *
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Submitted: June 23, 2006
Filed: June 28, 2006
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Before ARNOLD, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Gary Lee Smith appeals the district court’s1 orders dismissing Molly Lancaster
and granting summary judgment in favor of Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Productions
in his defamation and copyright-infringement action. After de novo review, see
Kasper v. Federated Mut. Ins. Co., 425 F.3d 496, 502 (8th Cir. 2005) (summary
judgment); Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam)
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The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
(dismissal), we conclude the dismissal and grant of summary judgment were proper.
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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