William Guelache v. Conagra Brands

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: December 1, 2022
• Docket: 22-1950
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 22-1950 ___________________________

William Guelache

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Conagra Brands

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

lllllllllllllllllllllAmicus on Behalf of Appellant ____________

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

Submitted: November 28, 2022 Filed: December 1, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________

Before COLLOTON, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. William Guelache appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his employment discrimination action. After careful review of the record and the arguments on appeal, we agree with the district court’s determination that Guelache failed to establish a prima facie case of discriminatory termination or failure to reinstate. See Banks v. John Deere & Co., 829 F.3d 661, 665 (8th Cir. 2016) (grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo); Blackwell v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 822 F.3d 431, 435 (8th Cir. 2016) (in absence of direct evidence of discrimination, Title VII discrimination claim is analyzed under burden-shifting framework of McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973)). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court on that basis. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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