United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 19-3444 ___________________________

Clay Chastain,

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JCK Legacy GUC Recovery Trustee,

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee. ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________

Submitted: September 24, 2021 Filed: September 30, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________

Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

In this diversity case, Clay Chastain appeals an order of the district court1 dismissing his defamation action. After careful review of the record and the parties’

1 The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. arguments on appeal, we conclude that the dismissal was proper for the reasons explained by the district court. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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