Brock Fredin v. Halberg Criminal Defense ( 2020 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 20-2205
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Brock Fredin
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Halberg Criminal Defense; Christina Zauhar
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: December 21, 2020
Filed: December 28, 2020
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, WOLLMAN, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Brock Fredin appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his diversity legal
malpractice action. Having reviewed the record and considered the parties’
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The Honorable Susan Richard Nelson, United States District Judge for the
District of Minnesota.
arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Kelly v. City of Omaha, 813
F.3d 1070, 1075 (8th Cir. 2016) (grant of motion to dismiss for failure to state claim
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) is reviewed de novo); Kozlov v. Associated Wholesale
Grocers, Inc., 818 F.3d 380, 394 (8th Cir. 2016) (denial of motion to amend
complaint is reviewed for abuse of discretion); Flores v. United States, 689 F.3d 894,
900 (8th Cir. 2012) (reviewing district court’s interpretation of Minnesota malpractice
statute de novo, and denial of motion to extend time limits set forth in Minnesota
expert review statute for abuse of discretion); In re Charter Commc’ns, Inc., 443 F.3d
987, 993 (8th Cir. 2006) (denial of motion for reconsideration is reviewed for abuse
of discretion). The motion for reimbursement of the appellate filing fee is denied.
The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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