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

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The record shows that Quiñones spells her name with a tilde over the first “n”

in her name, despite how it appears on the docket sheet.

2

The Honorable Thomas C. Mummert, United States Magistrate Judge for the

Eastern District of Missouri, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by

consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 09-3805

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Gloria Quinones, *

*

Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Missouri.

Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veteran *

Affairs, * [UNPUBLISHED]

*

Appellee. *

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Submitted: July 28, 2010

 Filed: August 2, 2010 

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Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Gloria Quiñones1

 appeals the district court’s2 dismissal of her Title VII action

claiming employment discrimination. After careful de novo review, see Coons v.

Mineta, 410 F.3d 1036, 1039 (8th Cir. 2005); we agree with the district court that the

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record conclusively shows Quiñones failed to exhaust her administrative remedies

because she did not timely file her formal discrimination complaint, see McAdams v.

Reno, 64 F.3d 1137, 1141 (8th Cir. 1995) (exhaustion requirement). Further,

Quiñones has failed to show that exceptional circumstances beyond her control

contributed to the untimely filing for purposes of equitable tolling. See T.L. ex rel.

Ingram v. United States, 443 F.3d 956, 963 (8th Cir. 2006) (discussing equitable

tolling). 

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 

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