Rozlon Thomas v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. ( 2015 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-3595
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Rozlon Thomas
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.; Mark Gwin
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
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Submitted: May 7, 2015
Filed: May 14, 2015
[Unpublished]
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Before BYE, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Rozlon Thomas appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary
judgment in her action against her former employer, in which she asserted race
discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII and the Minnesota Human
Rights Act (MHRA). Upon careful de novo review, see Torgerson v. City of
Rochester, 643 F.3d 1031, 1042-43 (8th Cir. 2011) (en banc) (standard of review;
same analysis applies to Title VII and MHRA claims), we conclude that the district
court’s decision was correct, see Jackman v. Fifth Judicial Dist. Dep’t of Corr. Servs.,
728 F.3d 800, 804 (8th Cir. 2013) (discussing standards applicable to claims of
unlawful retaliation; to establish claim of retaliation, plaintiff must show that
retaliation was “but for” cause of adverse employment action); Gibson v. Am.
Greetings Corp., 670 F.3d 844, 852-55 (8th Cir. 2012) (discussing standards
applicable to race discrimination claims; affirming summary judgment for defendant
where plaintiffs’ evidence was insufficient to create genuine issue regarding pretext).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the
District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable
Janie S. Mayeron, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.
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