Dale Adams v. Tyson Food, No. 11-1625 (8th Cir. 2011)

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Court Description: Civil Case - employment discrimination. District court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Tyson Foods, Inc. is summarily affirmed.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 11-1625 ___________ Dale Brent Adams, Appellant, v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Appellee. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the * Western District of Arkansas. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________ Submitted: October 4, 2011 Filed: October 7, 2011 ___________ Before MURPHY, ARNOLD, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Dale Adams appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his employment-discrimination action against his former employer, Tyson Foods. Upon careful de novo review, we conclude that the district court properly granted Tyson Foods summary judgment, because Adams failed to present a trialworthy issue as to whether Tyson s legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for his termination was a pretext for unlawful discrimination. See Tusing v. Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist., 639 F.3d 507, 514-18 (8th Cir. 2011) (standard of review; burden-shifting 1 The Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. analysis); Manning v. American Republic Ins. Co., 604 F.3d 1030, 1044 (8th Cir.) (absenteeism constitutes legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for termination), cert. denied, 131 S. Ct. 648 (2010); Bloom v. Metro Heart Grp. of St. Louis, Inc., 440 F.3d 1025, 1028-29 (8th Cir. 2006) (conclusory allegations and speculation are insufficient to defeat summary judgment). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny Adams s pending motions for an injunction and sanctions. ______________________________ -2-

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