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8th Cir. R. 32.1A
CITATION OF UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS
Unpublished opinions are decisions a court designates for
unpublished status. They are not precedent. Unpublished opinions
issued on or after January 1, 2007, may be cited in accordance with
FRAP 32.1. Unpublished opinions issued before January 1, 2007,
generally should not be cited. When relevant to establishing the
doctrines of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case,
however, the parties may cite an unpublished opinion. Parties may also
cite an unpublished opinion of this court if the opinion has persuasive
value on a material issue and no published opinion of this court or
another court would serve as well. A party citing an unpublished
opinion in a document or for the first time at oral argument which is
not available in a publically accessible electronic database must
attach a copy thereof to the document or to the supplemental authority
letter required by FRAP 28(j). When citing an unpublished opinion, a
party must indicate the opinion’s unpublished status.
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