Vivian Houston; Johnnie L. Ball v. Christopher Klaverkamp; Scott Amos

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-2644
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Vivian Houston; Johnnie L. Ball
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants
v.
Christopher Klaverkamp; Scott Amos
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: November 13, 2023
Filed: November 16, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Vivian Houston and Johnnie Ball appeal following the district court’s1 with-
prejudice dismissal of their civil rights action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
1The Honorable Ronnie L. White, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.

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Procedure 41(b). Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments
on appeal, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in
dismissing the action for willful disobedience of court orders. See Smith v. Gold Dust
Casino, 526 F.3d 402, 404-05 (8th Cir. 2008). We likewise discern no abuse of
discretion in the denial of appellants’ post-judgment motions. See Akpovi v. Douglas,
43 F.4th 832, 837 (8th Cir. 2022); Murphy v. Mo. Dep’t of Corr., 506 F.3d 1111,
1117 (8th Cir. 2007). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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