William Combs v. Fort Smith Public Schools

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Submitted: April 9, 2025 Filed: April 14, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________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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