Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit August 7, 2001, 00-2658 (Ronald Keith Smith v. Des Moines Public Schools)

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Des Moines Independent Community School District (“the District”) appeals from a final judgment entered in District Court

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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).