Sala Naambwe v. John Morrell & Co., No. 20-2080 (8th Cir. 2021)

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Court Description: [Per Curiam - Before Loken, Benton, and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Employment discrimination. Defendant's judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 20-2022 ___________________________ Sala Naambwe lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant Yvette Nimenya lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff v. John Morrell & Co., (a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc.) lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ___________________________ No. 20-2080 ___________________________ Yvette Nimenya lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant Sala Naambwe lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff v. John Morrell & Co., (a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc.) lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeals from United States District Court for the District of South Dakota - Southern ____________ Submitted: February 1, 2021 Filed: February 4, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, BENTON, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In these consolidated appeals, Sala Naambwe and Yvette Nimenya appeal the district court’s1 adverse judgment after a bench trial in this employment discrimination action. After careful review, we find no basis for reversal. See Tadlock v. Powell, 291 F.3d 541, 546 (8th Cir. 2002) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the Southern District of South Dakota. -2-

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