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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-1982

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Elvin E. Carroll, Sr., *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Arkansas.

National Postal Mail Handlers Union; *

International Union of North America, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: March 30, 2006

Filed: March 31, 2006

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Before RILEY, MAGILL, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Elvin Carroll appeals the district court’s1

 Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of

his suit against his union for discrimination and failure to represent him. We affirm.

Carroll does not dispute that his suit was filed after the relevant limitations

periods had run, and we agree with the district court that the circumstances Carroll

identified did not provide a basis for equitable tolling or equitable estoppel. See

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Henderson v. Ford Motor Co., 403 F.3d 1026, 1033 (8th Cir. 2005) (equitable tolling

applies when plaintiff “despite all due diligence, is unable to obtain vital information

bearing on the existence of his claim”; equitable estoppel tolls limitations period

when employee knows of claim, but employer affirmatively and actively takes action

that causes employee not to timely file suit); see also Dring v. McDonnell Douglas

Corp., 58 F.3d 1323, 1329 (8th Cir. 1995) (equitable estoppel may be invoked where

plaintiff is lulled or tricked into letting filing deadline pass because of employer

misconduct above and beyond wrongdoing upon which plaintiff’s claim is founded);

Grant v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 163 F.3d 1136, 1138 (9th Cir. 1998) (recognizing

that some courts have allowed equitable tolling of limitations period based on mental

illness for some federal claims, but only in exceptional circumstances, such as

institutionalization or adjudged mental incompetence of litigant).

Accordingly, we affirm.

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