Cody Ray Leveke v. Hearst Properties, Inc.; John Does 1-10

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 25-2138
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Cody Ray Leveke
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Hearst Properties, Inc.; John Does 1-10
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Southern District of Iowa - Central
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Submitted: January 7, 2026
Filed: January 14, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Cody Leveke appeals the district court’s1 dismissal with prejudice of his pro
se defamation suit for failing to file within the statute of limitations. After careful de
1The Honorable Stephen H. Locher, United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Iowa.

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novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, this court affirms for
the reasons stated by the district court. See Northstar Indus., Inc. v. Merrill Lynch &
Co., 576 F.3d 827, 831 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review for Rule 12(b)(6)
dismissal); see also Salve Regina College v. Russell, 499 U.S. 225, 231 (1991)
(standard of review for district court’s determination of state law).
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