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1The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
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Harpo Productions, Inc., * [UNPUBLISHED]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’s 1 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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(dismissal), we conclude the dismissal and grant of summary judgment were proper.
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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