Arlene Otis v. J.C. Penney Credit, (8th Cir. 2001)

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-1391

Arlene Otis, Appellant, v. J.C. Penney Credit Card Services, a Delaware corporation; J.C. Penney Co., Inc., Sun Ray, MN; J.C. Penney Credit Regional Service Center, Bloomington, MN; Steve Petlewski, Manager, J.C. Penney - Sun Ray, MN, Appellees.

Submitted: March 6, 2001 Filed: March 9, 2001

Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Arlene Otis appeals from the district courtÂ’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in her lawsuit arising out of action taken on OtisÂ’s store credit account. Upon de novo

review, see Krentz v. Robertson Fire Protection Dist., 228 F.3d 897, 902 (8th Cir. 2000), we affirm for the reasons explained by the district court at the conclusion of the summary judgment hearing and in the courtÂ’s subsequent written order. We also conclude that the sanctions imposed by the district court were not an abuse of discretion. See Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp., 496 U.S. 384, 405 (1990) (standard of review).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

Appeal from the United States

District Court for the

District of Minnesota.

[UNPUBLISHED]

[1] The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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