Connie Guthrie, et al v. Jerry Eber, et al

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: MICHAEL J. MELLOY, PASCO M. BOWMAN and BOBBY E. SHEPHERD (UNPUBLISHED) [3835543] [11-1778]

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 11-1778
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Connie Sue Guthrie; Karl David
Guthrie, Jr.,

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Appellants,
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* Appeal from the United States
v.
* District Court for the
* Eastern District of Missouri.
Jerry Eber, Doctor, Individually and
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Officially; Elizabeth Wainwright,
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Individually and Officially; Tiffany
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Landrum, Doctor, Individually and
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Officially,
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Appellees.
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Submitted: September 27, 2011
Filed: October 4, 2011
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Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Connie and Karl Guthrie appeal the district court’s1 denial of their motion under
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5) for an extension of time to file an appeal
in their civil action. After careful review, see Gibbons v. United States, 317 F.3d 852,
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The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, United States District Judge for the Eastern
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853-54 (8th Cir. 2003), we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by
finding that the Guthries failed to show excusable neglect warranting an extension.
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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