Linda Robinson v. United States

Filing 920090929

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

___________ No. 08-1977 ___________ Linda Jo Robinson, as Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Kimberly Nell Robinson, Deceased, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee. * * * * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________

Submitted: September 29, 2009 Filed: September 29, 2009 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Linda Robinson appeals the district court's1 adverse judgment and denial of reconsideration, following a bench trial in her medical-malpractice suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Having reviewed the district court's fact findings for clear error and its conclusions of law and mixed questions of law and fact de novo, see

The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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United States v. Missouri, 535 F.3d 844, 848 (8th Cir. 2008), we conclude that the judgment was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. We also conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying Robinson's motion to reconsider, see Murphy v. Mo. Dep't of Corr., 506 F.3d 1111, 1117 (8th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 128 S. Ct. 1493 (2008); United States v. Metro. St. Louis Sewer Dist., 440 F.3d 930, 933 (8th Cir. 2006), or her motion for sanctions, see United States v. Pugh, 445 F.3d 1066, 1068 (8th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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