Ryan Hauber v. Honkamp Krueger & Co. PC

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
___________________________
No. 25-2561
___________________________
Ryan Hauber
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Honkamp Krueger & Co. PC
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
____________
Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
____________
Submitted: March 18, 2026
Filed: March 23, 2026
[Unpublished]
____________
Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
____________

-- 1 of 2 --

PER CURIAM.
Ryan Hauber appeals after the district court1 dismissed this action with
prejudice and imposed a monetary fine as sanctions for discovery abuses pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2). Upon careful review of the record and the
parties’ submissions on appeal, we conclude the district court did not clearly err in
finding that Hauber willfully violated the court’s discovery orders, see Burgett v.
Gen. Store No Two Inc., 727 Fed. Appx. 898, 900 (8th Cir. 2018) (unpublished per
curiam) (standard of review), and based on that finding, did not abuse its discretion
by dismissing Hauber’s complaint with prejudice and imposing a monetary fine, see
Comstock v. UPS Ground Freight, Inc., 775 F.3d 990, 992 (8th Cir. 2014) (standard
of review); Lindstedt v. City of Granby, 238 F.3d 933, 937 (8th Cir. 2000) (per
curiam) (pro se litigant bound to meet simple discovery requirements).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
______________________________
1The Honorable Leonard T. Strand, United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Iowa, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable
Kelly K.E. Mahoney, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of
Iowa.
-2-

-- 2 of 2 --