United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 00-1256 ___________

Elmer C. Oberhellmann, a trustee of * an ERISA defined benefit pension plan, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * Eastern District of Missouri. * Kristin Petersen Oberhellmann, a * [UNPUBLISHED] trustee and fiduciary of the ERISA * defined benefit pension plan, * * Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: January 11, 2001 Filed: January 19, 2001 ___________

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges, and KYLE,1 District Judge. ___________

PER CURIAM.

1 The Honorable Richard H. Kyle, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, sitting by designation. The District Court2 dismissed plaintiff Elmer C. Oberhellmann's lawsuit with prejudice as a sanction for plaintiff's repeated, knowing failure to adhere to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff appeals. Having reviewed the case, we are thoroughly satisfied the District Court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing plaintiff's case with prejudice. Accordingly, we affirm.

AFFIRMED. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

2 The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. -2-