Erin Jessica Eiler v. Avera McKennan Hospital, et al

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Diana E. Murphy, Steven M. Colloton and Raymond W. Gruender (UNPUBLISHED) [4486037] [16-1979]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-1979
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Erin Jessica Eiler,
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
Avera McKennan Hospital; Treating Medical Personnel,
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of South Dakota - Sioux Falls
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Submitted: December 27, 2016
Filed: January 4, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before COLLOTON, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Erin Eiler appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of her pro se complaint
alleging medical malpractice, libel, and slander. Upon careful review, we find no
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The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the
District of South Dakota.

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basis for reversal because, among other reasons, we agree with the district court that
it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1); Key Med. Supply,
Inc. v. Burwell, 764 F.3d 955, 961 (8th Cir. 2014) (de novo review), as Eiler did not
raise a question of federal law or cite to a federal statute, see 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and
did not allege an amount in controversy sufficient for diversity jurisdiction, see 28
U.S.C. § 1332. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th
Cir. R. 47B.
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