United States Eighth Circuit

In an employment action under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where: 1) defendant presented independently verifiable evidence of a good faith non-retaliatory reason for plaintiff's discharge; and 2) plaintiff's claims were tied to no provision of the Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/03/2008
• Published 09/03/2008

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David A. Lunceford, argued, Lee's Summit, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew J. Gist, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.