Phyllis Austin v. Department of Veteran Affairs

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: March 11, 2009
• Docket: 07-3231
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 07-3231 ___________

Phyllis Austin, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Department of Veteran Affairs, * Secretary Eric K. Shinseki,1 * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: March 3, 2009 Filed: March 11, 2009 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Phyllis Austin appeals the district court’s2 adverse grant of summary judgment in her Title VII employment-discrimination suit against the Department of Veteran Affairs. Having carefully reviewed the record and considered Austin’s arguments, we

1 Eric K. Shinseki has been appointed to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs, and is substituted as an appellee pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c). 2 The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. find no basis for reversal. See Jacob-Mua v. Veneman, 289 F.3d 517, 520 (8th Cir. 2002) (de novo standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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