PUJOLS v. PUJOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION (2018)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Wilfrido Juan PUJOLS, also known as Wil Pujols Plaintiff-Appellant v. PUJOLS FAMILY FOUNDATION; Deidre Pujols, in her individual capacity; Jose Alberto Pujols, in his individual capacity, also known as Albert Pujols Defendants-Appellees

No. 17-3414

Decided: May 08, 2018

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Wilfrido Juan Pujols, Pro Se Paul L. Knobbe, Stewart G. Milch, Goldberg & Segalla, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendants-Appellees

[Unpublished]

Wilfrido Pujols appeals the district court’s ¹ dismissal with prejudice of his diversity action asserting state-law claims for libel and slander. Having reviewed the record and the parties’ filings, we agree, for the reasons stated by the district court, that Pujols failed to state a claim for either libel or slander. See Martin v. Iowa, 752 F.3d 725, 727 (8th Cir. 2014) (Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal is reviewed de novo). We further conclude that the district court correctly dismissed the action with prejudice. See Ahmed v. United States, 147 F.3d 791, 797 (8th Cir. 1998) (dismissal for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted under Rule 12(b)(6) is adjudication on the merits; dismissal with prejudice is appropriate).

The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

FOOTNOTES

1. The Honorable Charles A. Shaw, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

PER CURIAM.

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