Cody Leveke v. Hearst Properties, Inc.

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 25-2138 ___________________________

Cody Ray Leveke

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Hearst Properties, Inc.; John Does 1-10

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Central ____________

Submitted: January 7, 2026 Filed: January 14, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Cody Leveke appeals the district court’s1 dismissal with prejudice of his pro se defamation suit for failing to file within the statute of limitations. After careful de

1 The Honorable Stephen H. Locher, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, this court affirms for the reasons stated by the district court. See Northstar Indus., Inc. v. Merrill Lynch & Co., 576 F.3d 827, 831 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review for Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal); see also Salve Regina College v. Russell, 499 U.S. 225, 231 (1991) (standard of review for district court’s determination of state law). ______________________________

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