Erin Jessica Eiler v. Avera McKennan Hospital; Treating Medical Personnel

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[Unpublished]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’s dismissal of her pro se complaint1
alleging medical malpractice, libel, and slander. Upon careful review, we find no
The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the1
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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