Rozlon Thomas v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., No. 14-3595 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Bye, Colloton and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Employment discrimination. Defendant's summary judgment on plaintiff's claims of race discrimination and retaliation affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-3595 ___________________________ Rozlon Thomas lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.; Mark Gwin lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis ____________ Submitted: May 7, 2015 Filed: May 14, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BYE, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Rozlon Thomas appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in her action against her former employer, in which she asserted race discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). Upon careful de novo review, see Torgerson v. City of Rochester, 643 F.3d 1031, 1042-43 (8th Cir. 2011) (en banc) (standard of review; same analysis applies to Title VII and MHRA claims), we conclude that the district court’s decision was correct, see Jackman v. Fifth Judicial Dist. Dep’t of Corr. Servs., 728 F.3d 800, 804 (8th Cir. 2013) (discussing standards applicable to claims of unlawful retaliation; to establish claim of retaliation, plaintiff must show that retaliation was “but for” cause of adverse employment action); Gibson v. Am. Greetings Corp., 670 F.3d 844, 852-55 (8th Cir. 2012) (discussing standards applicable to race discrimination claims; affirming summary judgment for defendant where plaintiffs’ evidence was insufficient to create genuine issue regarding pretext). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Janie S. Mayeron, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. -2-
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