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Fredin v. Middlecamp

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Aug 10, 2021
No. 20-3516 (8th Cir. Aug. 10, 2021)

Opinion

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08-10-2021

Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Lindsey E. Middlecamp Defendant-Appellee Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Grace Elizabeth Miller; Catherine Marie Schaefer Defendants - Appellees Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Grace Elizabeth Miller; Catherine Marie Schaefer Defendants - Appellees Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Lindsey E. Middlecamp Defendant-Appellee Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Jamie Kreil Defendant-Appellee Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Jamie Kreil Defendant-Appellee Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Lindsey E. Middlecamp Defendant-Appellee Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Grace Elizabeth Miller; Catherine Marie Schaefer Defendants - Appellees


Unpublished

Submitted: August 3, 2021

Appeals from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

Before LOKEN, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

In these consolidated appeals from his actions raising state law claims based on diversity jurisdiction, Brock Fredin challenges the district court's orders (1) denying his motion to extend the discovery deadline; (2) granting summary judgment in favor of defendants; (3) imposing an injunction relating to certain videos and websites involving defendants, their counsel, and the district court; (4) ordering him to show cause why he did not comply with the injunction; and (5) declaring him a vexatious litigant and imposing filing restrictions. After careful review of the record and the parties' arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Jackson v. Rejbold, 815 F.3d 1114, 1119 (8th Cir. 2016) (summary judgment standard of review); Life Plus Int'l v. Brown, 317 F.3d 799, 806 (8th Cir. 2003) (district court's decisions concerning its management of discovery process are reviewed for abuse of discretion); Bass v. Gen. Motors Corp., 150 F.3d 842, 851 (8th Cir. 1998) (standard of review of court's sanctions under inherent authority); In re Tyler, 839 F.2d 1290, 1290-91, 1290-95 (8th Cir. 1988) (per curiam) (upholding filing limitation on plaintiff who abused judicial process; courts have a "clear obligation" to exercise their authority to protect litigants from harassing, abusive, and meritless litigation).

The Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

To the extent Fredin intended to challenge any other matters, he has waived the opportunity to do so. See Hess v. Ables, 714 F.3d 1048, 1051 n.2 (8th Cir. 2013) (where dismissal of claim is not challenged on appeal, claim is abandoned); Hacker v. Barnhart, 459 F.3d 934, 937 n.2 (8th Cir. 2006) (issue is deemed abandoned where party does not raise it in appellate brief).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.


Summaries of

Fredin v. Middlecamp

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Aug 10, 2021
No. 20-3516 (8th Cir. Aug. 10, 2021)
Case details for

Fredin v. Middlecamp

Case Details

Full title:Brock Fredin Plaintiff - Appellant v. Lindsey E. Middlecamp…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Date published: Aug 10, 2021

Citations

No. 20-3516 (8th Cir. Aug. 10, 2021)

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