Cleora I. Guile v. United States of America

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 12-3484
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Cleora I. Guile
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - Hannibal
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Submitted: May 7, 2013
Filed: May 28, 2013
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Cleora Guile appeals following the district court’s adverse grant of summary1
judgment in her medical malpractice action brought under the Federal Tort Claims
The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern1
District of Missouri.

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Act. Having carefully considered the record before us, see Laughlin v. Schriro, 430
F.3d 927, 928 (8th Cir. 2005) (de novo review of grant of summary judgment), we
agree with the district court, for the reasons that the court explained in its order, that
Guile failed to establish a prima facie case of medical malpractice under Missouri
law, see Tompkins v. Kusama, 822 S.W.2d 463, 464 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991) (elements).2
The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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We do not address arguments that Guile newly raises in this appeal.2
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