Charles Carpenter, Sr. v. Merritt Hospitality, LLC

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 25-2741

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Charles Carpenter, Sr.

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Merritt Hospitality, LLC, doing business as HEI Hotels & Resorts

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

Alida Poston; Latrina Griffin; Brian Schneider

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants

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Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis

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Submitted: February 25, 2026 Filed: March 3, 2026

[Unpublished]

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Before BENTON, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Charles Carpenter appeals after the district court1 adversely granted summary judgment in his employment discrimination action following the preservice dismissal of some claims. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we find no basis for reversal. See Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (reviewing de novo 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) dismissal for failure to state claim); see also Denson v. Steak’n Shake, Inc., 910 F.3d 368, 370 (8th Cir. 2018) (reviewing grant of summary judgment de novo). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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1 The Honorable Stephen R. Clark, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.