Olen Gibson v. Kansas City Power & Light Co., et al, No. 08-2890 (8th Cir. 2009)

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Court Description: Civil case - employment discrimination. Dismissal affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 08-2890 ___________ Olen E. Gibson, Appellant, v. Kansas City Power & Light Company, Appellee, Access Program, Defendant, Great Plains Energy, Defendant, Terry Bassham; David Bodde; Jennifer Butler; Lora Cheatum; Michael J. Chesser; William Downey; Mark English; Mark Ernst; Randall Ferguson, Jr.; William Hall; Luis Jimenez; James Mitchell; William Nelson; Don Prophete; Gerald Reynolds; William Riggins; Larry Rute; Linda Talbott; Robert West; Lori Wright, Defendants. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. [UNPUBLISHED] ___________ Submitted: November 12, 2009 Filed: November 18, 2009 ___________ Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Olen Gibson appeals from the District Court s1 dismissal of his employmentdiscrimination action against his former employer. Upon careful de novo review, see Yankton Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Dep t of Health and Human Servs., 533 F.3d 634, 639 (8th Cir. 2008) (standard of review), we conclude that the dismissal was proper. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-

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