Betty Porter v. Jennifer Welsh

71 F. App'x 612

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: August 19, 2003
• Docket: 03-1222
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Betty R. Porter appeals the decision of the District Court 1 to grant summary judgment to the defendants in her diversity medical malpractice action after the District Court determined that Porter had failed to meet the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 145.682 (West 1998) (certification of expert review). Having reviewed de novo the Court’s interpretation and application of § 145.682, see Reimer v. City of Crookston, 326 F.3d 957, 961 (8th Cir. 2003), we agree with the District Court that expert testimony was required and that a psychologist was not qualified to render expert opinions in this case. Accordingly, we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B, and we deny Porter’s motion to supplement the record.

A true copy.

1 . The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.