Legal Opinion

Vivian Grover-Tsimi v. State of Minnesota

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 11, 2011No. 10-3848UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Vivian Grover-Tsimi appeals following the district court’s 1 dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. For the following reasons, this court affirms.

First, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying GroverTsimi’s motions for default judgment, see Norsyn, Inc. v. Desai, 351 F.3d 825, 828 (8th Cir.2003) (standard of review), because two of the responsive pleadings were timely and one was only one day late, see Ackra Direct Mktg. Corp. v. Fingerhut Corp., 86 F.3d 852, 856 (8th Cir.1996). Second, the district court properly granted the two motions to dismiss, see…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Ackra Direct Marketing Corp. And Michael Ackerman, Individually v. Fingerhut Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Monroe v. Arkansas State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Elizabeth Strand v. Diversified Collection Service, Inc., a California Corporation John Doe, A/K/A Dan MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. Smith v. Gold Dust CasinoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Sinclair v. CulbeauxDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2025
  2. Stefannie Dyson and Sean Wells-El v. Luis Bartolomei, Sarah Lindahl-Pfieffer, Hennepin County District Court 4th District, and The State of MinnesotaDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2025

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