Carl E. Brant v. Principal Life and

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 00-2327
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Donald R. Tyes, *
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Appellant, *
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v. *
* Appeal from the United States
Weldon Wilhoit; Frederick M. Mills; * District Court for the Western
John Gordon; James Keathley; Dennis * District of Missouri.
Overby; Larry Bodenhammer; *
Missouri State Highway Patrol; * [UNPUBLISHED]
Michael Pace, individually and in *
his official capacity as Major of the *
Missouri State Highway Patrol, *
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Appellees. *
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Submitted: March 27, 2001
Filed: April 3, 2001
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Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, FAGG, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Donald R. Tyes was employed at the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP).
After Tyes applied for and was denied several positions, he brought this discrimination
lawsuit against the MSHP and several of its officers alleging race discrimination,

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*The Honorable Robert E. Larson, United States Magistrate Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.
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retaliation, and disparate impact. The district court granted summary judgment to the
defendants in a 127-page decision. The district court first concluded Tyes had suffered
no adverse employment action by denial of a lateral transfer and Tye thus failed to
establish a prima facie case. The district court also concluded Tye failed to create a
genuine issue of fact regarding whether the MSHP's reason for the denial was
pretextual. On appeal, Tyes argues the district court committed error in not finding
pretext, citing Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc., 530 U.S. 133 (2000).
Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm on the basis of the district court's
thorough summary judgment ruling.* See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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