SMITH v. DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS

No. 00-2658.

259 F.3d 942 (2001)

Ronald Keith Smith, Appellee, v. Des Moines Public Schools, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 7, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh James Cain, argued (Philip H. Dorff and William L. Dawe, on the brief), Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Elizabeth Flansburg, argued, West Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.


McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Des Moines Independent Community School District ("the District") appeals from a final judgment entered in District Court2 for the Southern District of Iowa, following a jury verdict in favor of Ronald K. Smith, finding the District liable for defamation. Smith v. Des Moines Public School System, 153 F.Supp.2d 1044 (S.D. Iowa 2000). For reversal, the District argues...

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