Bereket Kassu v. Fairview Health Services, No. 20-1255 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Gruender, Erickson and Kobes, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil rights. Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-1255 ___________________________ Bereket T. Kassu Plaintiff - Appellant v. Fairview Health Services Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: December 15, 2020 Filed: January 15, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Bereket Kassu filed this action asserting race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 nearly four years after he was fired by Fairview Health Services. He appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of his case under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for failure to 1 The Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. plead facts that make his allegation of race discrimination plausible. Upon careful review of the record, we find no error of law and no basis for reversing the district court. We affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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