United States Eighth Circuit

In an action alleging that defendant-employer discriminated against plaintiff on the basis of his Arabic race in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, summary judgment and other rulings against plaintiff are affirmed where: 1) the evidence could not support any reasonable inference of discrimination, and thus, the employer was entitled to summary judgment; and 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant a continuance or in refusing to compel disclosure of additional evidence from the FBI that plaintiff speculated would save his case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2007
• Published 04/26/2007

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jon Erik Kingstad, argued, Oakdale, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marko J. Mrkonich, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Stephanie D. Sarantopoulos, on the brief), for appellee.