RICE v. INTERFOOD INC (2021)

[Unpublished]

Missouri resident Larry Rice appeals following the district court's ¹ dismissal of his pro se diversity action. We conclude that the court did not err in accepting jurisdiction, as the record sufficiently showed that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000, see 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), and that the case was properly dismissed for failure to state a claim and for insufficient service. We also conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing monetary sanctions based on its findings that Rice's claims were not warranted by existing law, and were presented for the improper purpose of harassing defendants and needlessly increasing their costs of litigation. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c); Clark v. UPS, 460 F.3d 1004, 1008 (8th Cir. 2006); Carman v. Treat, 7 F.3d 1379, 1382 (8th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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1.   The Honorable Henry E. Autrey, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

PER CURIAM.