Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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attorney is considered a state official in Mississippi....”). Finally, even if Appellees’ failure to identify C.G. Smith and produce her statement was untimely, this conduct is not sanctionable, as the evidence is not germane to the merits of this case. As discussed above, because the evidence shows that C.G. Smith did not provide her statement to the District Attorney until after Ard’s assault, the statement has no bearing on whether Rushing or Lincoln County acted with deliberate indifference. “An appellate court need be involved [in discovery rulings] only when a party’s substantial rights have been prejudiced and the proceeding would have turned out differently had the evidence been disclosed.” Bass v. City of Jackson, 540 F. App’x 300, 302 (5th Cir.2013) (per curiam) (unpublished) . For these same reasons, Ard has failed to
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that there is no indication that the district court abused its discretion in denying the discoverysanction motion
B. holding that district court abused its discretion by denying plaintiffs motion to file fourth amended complaint
C. holding that district court had not abused its discretion in denying plaintiffs motion to amend complaint
D. holding that district court abused its discretion in denying rule 60b1 motion without conducting equitable analysis
E. holding that bia abused its discretion in denying motion to reopen
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.