Nit Wang v. Nebraska Public Power District

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Raymond W. Gruender, Morris S. Arnold and Bobby E. Shepherd (UNPUBLISHED) [4391998] [15-2234]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 15-2234
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Nit Wang
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Nebraska Public Power District
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Submitted: March 18, 2016
Filed: April 26, 2016
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, ARNOLD, SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Nit Wang appeals the adverse judgment entered by the district court1 after a jury
trial. He argues that the district court erred by misrepresenting evidence when

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The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, United States District Judge for the District
of Nebraska.

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responding to jury questions. We cannot address the merits of this argument, as Wang
has not provided a transcript of the trial proceedings. See Meroney v. Delta Int’l
Mach. Corp., 18 F.3d 1436, 1437 (8th Cir. 1994) (although failure to provide
complete transcript did not deprive court of jurisdiction, it did constitute grounds for
dismissing appeal where lack of trial transcript prevented any meaningful review of
issues raised by appellant); see also Fed. R. App. P. 10(b)(2) (describing appellant’s
responsibility to provide transcript).
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal.
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