Jeannie Ball v. St. Louis County

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: James B. Loken, Pasco M. Bowman and Steven M. Colloton (UNPUBLISHED) [3983735] [12-1755]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 12-1755
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Jeannie Ball
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
St. Louis County
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
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Submitted: December 7, 2012
Filed: December 12, 2012
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Jeannie Ball appeals from the order of the District Court1 granting
summary judgment to St. Louis County in Ball’s action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and

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The Honorable Leo I. Brisbois, United States Magistrate Judge for the District
of Minnesota, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the
parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

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1983, where she alleged that the County discriminated against her because of her
Native American origin. Upon de novo review of the summary judgment record, we
conclude that Ball did not present sufficient evidence that any County employee was
guilty of actionable discrimination, so her claims under §§ 1981 and 1983 must fail.
See Bediako v. Stein Mart, Inc., 354 F.3d 835, 838–39 (8th Cir. 2004) (standard of
review). Accordingly, we affirm.
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