William Combs v. Fort Smith Public Schools
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Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________
No. 24-2804 ___________________________
William Marcus Combs
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Fort Smith Public Schools
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________
Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith ____________
Submitted: April 9, 2025 Filed: April 14, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________
Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________
PER CURIAM.
William Combs appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his employment discrimination action against Fort Smith Public Schools
1 The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, then United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, took inactive status on October 1, 2024. (FSPS). Upon careful review, we conclude that summary judgment was proper, as FSPS proffered legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for its failure to hire Combs, and Combs did not establish that such reasons were a mere pretext for discrimination. See EEOC v. Audrain Health Care, Inc., 756 F.3d 1083, 1086 (8th Cir. 2014) (standard of review).
Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________
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