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121956P.pdf   05/28/2013  Robert Kramer, III  v.  National Credit Systems
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  12-1956
   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Davenport   
   [PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Loken and Melloy, Circuit Judges]
Civil Case - Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. After a bench trial, judgment in favor of National Credit Systems on claim it conducted a spam e-mail campaign that harmed Kramer's business is affirmed. District court findings that NCS principals testimony were more credible are not clearly erroneous. Documentary evidence did not contradict testimony. District court did not err in concluding that NCS salesmen were independent contractors, not employees, as sales force was not obliged to follow manual or accept direction from principals and weight of evidence establishes an independent contractor arrangement.