Kenneth Brantley v. BNSF Railway Company , 595 F. App'x 659 ( 2015 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-1661
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Kenneth Brantley,
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
BNSF Railway Company,
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee,
Nebraska Department of Labor,
lllllllllllllllllllllMovant.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Submitted: February 4, 2015
Filed: March 12, 2015
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this pro se employment-discrimination action, Kenneth Brantley appeals the
district court’s1 dismissal with prejudice. Upon careful review of the parties’
arguments on appeal and the circumstances of this case, we conclude that the district
court did not abuse its discretion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2), (d), 41(b); Sentis
Group, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co., 559 F.3d 888, 898-99 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review
for dismissal under Rule 37); Smith v. Gold Dust Casino, 526 F.3d 402, 404-05 (8th
Cir. 2008) (standard of review for dismissal under Rule 41(b)). Accordingly, we
affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District
of Nebraska, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Cheryl R.
Zwart, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska.
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