Lionel Edwards v. American Railcar Industries, No. 09-1179 (8th Cir. 2010)

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Court Description: Civil case - employment discrimination. Defendant's summary judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-1179 ___________ Lionel L. Edwards, Appellant, v. American Railcar Industries, Appellee. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern * District of Arkansas. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________ Submitted: February 4, 2010 Filed: February 23, 2010 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Lionel Edwards appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his employment discrimination action. After reviewing the record de novo, in the light most favorable to Edwards, see Arnold v. Nursing & Rehab. Ctr. at Good Shepherd, LLC, 471 F.3d 843, 845 (8th Cir. 2006) (standard of review), we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. We also decline to consider Edwards s new arguments on appeal. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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