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013381P.pdf   12/10/2002  Harry Meehan  v.  United Consumers
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  01-3381
   Eastern District of Missouri   
   Civil case - Franchise law. Party who was not named on appeal 
   and whose intent to appeal in not otherwise apparent from 
   the notice of appeal must be dismissed from the appeal; plaintiff 
   failed to allege fraud claim with particularity, and the district 
   court did not err in dismissing the claim; district court did not 
   abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend the complaint 
   after plaintiff failed to file a motion to amend and failed to 
   submit a proposed amended complaint.