Brian Thornton v. UPS, No. 14-1451 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case. Defendant's summary judgment affirmed; District Court did not abuse its discretion by denying plaintiff's motion to voluntarily dismiss his claims.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-1451 ___________________________ Brian Thornton lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. UPS, Inc. lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Hot Springs ____________ Submitted: December 3, 2014 Filed: December 12, 2014 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In this Title VII action against UPS, Inc., Brian Thornton appeals from the judgment of the District Court1 granting summary judgment to UPS. He also appeals 1 The Honorable Susan O. Hickey, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. the District Court’s denial of his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2) motion to voluntarily dismiss his complaint against UPS without prejudice. Upon careful de novo review, we conclude that the District Court did not err in granting UPS summary judgment. See Pedroza v. Cintas Corp. No. 2, 397 F.3d 1063, 1068 (8th Cir.) (standard of review), cert. denied, 546 U.S. 1035 (2005). We further conclude that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Thornton’s motion to voluntarily dismiss his claims. See Thatcher v. Hanover Ins. Grp., Inc., 659 F.3d 1212, 1213 (8th Cir. 2011) (noting that a decision under Rule 41(a)(2) is within the discretion of the district court). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________ -2-
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