Marion J. Arnett v. R. L. Brownlee , 211 F. App'x 526 ( 2006 )


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  •                      United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 05-3627
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    Marion J. Arnett,                      *
    *
    Appellant,                 *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                               * District Court for the
    * Eastern District of Arkansas.
    R. L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary,      *
    United States Department of the Army, * [UNPUBLISHED]
    *
    Appellee.                  *
    ___________
    Submitted: November 27, 2006
    Filed: December 1, 2006
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    Before RILEY, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Marion Arnett appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment
    in his employment-discrimination action. Having carefully reviewed the record, see
    Kasper v. Federated Mut. Ins. Co., 
    425 F.3d 496
    , 502 (8th Cir. 2005) (de novo
    review), we agree with the district court that Arnett offered no evidence that his
    supervisors knew of his disability before they made the decision to terminate him.
    Thus, he cannot establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on his disability.
    1
    The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
    the Eastern District of Arkansas.
    See Wilking v. County of Ramsey, 
    153 F.3d 869
    , 871-74 (8th Cir. 1998) (elements
    of prima facie case; summary judgment for employer was appropriate where, prior to
    awareness of employee’s depression, employer had decided to terminate probationary
    employee based on poor performance and only question was when discharge would
    occur). We also agree with the district court that Arnett’s reasonable-accommodation
    claim fails for the same reason. See Mole v. Buckhorn Rubber Prods., Inc., 
    165 F.3d 1212
    , 1218 (8th Cir. 1999) (upholding summary judgment for employer where prior
    to receiving notice of termination, employee never advised employer she needed
    additional accommodation).
    Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 05-3627

Citation Numbers: 211 F. App'x 526

Judges: Riley, Colloton, Gruender

Filed Date: 12/1/2006

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024