United States Court of Appeals
                         FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                 No. 99-2291
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Michael Anthony Gottson, Sr., also       *
known as Michael Anthony Gotson,         *
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             Appellant,                  *
                                         *
      v.                                 *
                                         *
Arkansas Children&s Hospital, Director; * Appeal from the United States
DOES, Physicians, Health Care            * District Court for the
Providers, Specialists, Director,        * Eastern District of Arkansas.
Tending Nurses, Administrative           *
Supervisor-tending status, Night Flight *        [UNPUBLISHED]
Medical Emergency Transportation         *
Unit Pilots & Health Care Providers      *
and/or Medical Staff who treated         *
Anthony Gotson, Jr.,                     *
                                         *
             Appellees.                  *
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                        Submitted: November 23, 1999
                            Filed: November 26, 1999
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Before BOWMAN, FAGG, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
      Michael Anthony Gottson, Sr., appeals the District Court’s1 Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) dismissal of his medical malpractice action. We deny
Gottson’s post-appeal motion to join additional defendants and add claims. See Spear
v. Dayton’s, 

, 1144 (8th Cir. 1985) (claims not presented to District
Court need not be considered). After a de novo review of the record, we conclude
dismissal was proper, and a comprehensive opinion in this diversity case would lack
precedential value. We thus affirm the District Court’s opinion without further
discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

      A true copy.

            Attest:

                     CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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       The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.
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