Billie James v. Southland Casino

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: May 17, 2024
• Docket: 23-3587
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 23-3587 ___________________________

Billie R. James

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Southland Casino

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Delta ____________

Submitted: May 14, 2024 Filed: May 17, 2024 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Billie James appeals following the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in her employment discrimination action. After careful review of the record

1 The Honorable James M. Moody Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that the grant of summary judgment was proper. See Said v. Mayo Clinic, 44 F.4th 1142, 1147 (8th Cir. 2022) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo). We find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s denial of James’s motion to compel discovery. See Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc., 903 F.3d 733, 742 (8th Cir. 2018) (standard of review). We also conclude that the district court did not err in denying James’s motion to exclude video evidence. See Oglesby v. Lesan, 929 F.3d 526, 534 (8th Cir. 2019) (standard of review). Further, we see no error in the court denying James’s motion for copies.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny the pending motion for appointment of counsel as moot. ______________________________

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