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MIDDLETON LLC v. COMPLETE NUTRITION FRANCHISING LLC LLC CR LLC LLC LLC (2020)

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Donovan MIDDLETON; Harvester Nutrition, LLC Plaintiffs - Appellants v. COMPLETE NUTRITION FRANCHISING, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC Defendants - Appellees

Herman Hourie; Nutrition Castle, LLC Plaintiffs - Appellants v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC Defendants - Appellees

Edgar Rojas; Christina Soares Plaintiffs - Appellants v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC Defendants - Appellees

Bright Future Holdings, LLC Plaintiff - Appellant v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC Defendants - Appellees

Vivify, Inc. Plaintiff - Appellant v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC Defendants - Appellees

Warrior Fitness & Nutrition, LLC Plaintiff - Appellant v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC Defendants - Appellees

Katherina Jerak Plaintiff - Appellant v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC Defendants - Appellees

M.G. Nutrition, LLC Plaintiff - Appellant v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC; Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC; CR Holdings, LLC; Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC; Dominus Health Holdings, LLC Defendants - Appellees

No. 19-2886, No. 19-2887, No. 19-2888, No. 19-2889, No. 19-2890, No. 19-2891, No. 19-2893, No. 19-2894

Decided: June 24, 2020

Before ERICKSON, WOLLMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.

Jonathan Edward Fortman, Law Office of Jonathan E. Fortman, LLC, Florissant, MO, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Donovan Middleton, Harvester Nutrition, LLC, Herman Hourie, Nutrition Castle, LLC, Edgar Rojas, Christina Soares, Bright Future Holdings, LLC, Vivify, Inc., Warrior Fitness & Nutrition, LLC, Katherina Jerak, M.G. Nutrition, LLC Konstantinos Armiros, Eugene J. Geekie, Jr., Thomas A. Laser, Hal Randy Morris, Saul & Ewing, Chicago, IL, Erin Ebeler Rolf, Woods & Aitken, Lincoln, NE, Elizabeth A. Thompson, Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, IL, for Defendant - Appellee Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC (Case Nos. 19-2886, 19-2887, 19-2888, 19-2889, 19-2890, 19-2891, 19-2893, 19-2894) Thomas A. Laser, Hal Randy Morris, Saul & Ewing, Chicago, IL, Elizabeth A. Thompson, Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC, CR Holdings, LLC, Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC, Dominus Health Holdings, LLC (Case Nos. 19-2886, 19-2890, 19-2891, 19-2893) Konstantinos Armiros, Eugene J. Geekie, Jr., Thomas A. Laser, Hal Randy Morris, Saul & Ewing, Chicago, IL, Elizabeth A. Thompson, Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Complete Nutrition Franchise Holdings, LLC, CR Holdings, LLC, Dominus Health Intermediate Holdco, LLC, Dominus Health Holdings, LLC (Case Nos. 19-2887, 19-2889)

[Unpublished]

In these consolidated appeals, 11 franchisees of the Complete Nutrition franchising system appeal the district court’s 1 dismissal of their identical diversity actions raising claims under Nebraska state law. Following a careful review, we conclude that the district court did not err in dismissing the case, see Plymouth Cty. v. Merscorp, Inc., 774 F.3d 1155, 1158 (8th Cir. 2014) (de novo review of dismissal for failure to state a claim); and did not abuse its discretion in denying post-judgment leave to amend, see United States v. Mask of Ka-Nefer-Nefer, 752 F.3d 737, 743 (8th Cir. 2014) (denial of leave to amend is reviewed for abuse of discretion; district court has considerable discretion to deny post-judgment motion for leave to amend because such motions are disfavored). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

FOOTNOTES

1.   The Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.

PER CURIAM.

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MIDDLETON LLC v. COMPLETE NUTRITION FRANCHISING LLC LLC CR LLC LLC LLC (2020)

Docket No: No. 19-2886, No. 19-2887, No. 19-2888, No. 19-2889, No. 19-2890, No. 19-2891, No. 19-2893, No. 19-2894

Decided: June 24, 2020

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

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