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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, United States District Judge for the

District of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1626

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Vicky M. Wright, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Nonpareil, an Iowa Corporation, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellee. *

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Submitted: November 4, 2004

Filed: November 12, 2004 

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Before MURPHY, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Vicky Wright applied for an editor position with a newspaper owned by

Nonpareil. The managing editor interviewed Wright, but hired a candidate who,

unlike Wright, had newspaper editing experience and was familiar with the software

used by the paper. Wright brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1981 action, claiming Nonpareil

refused to hire her because of her race. The district court1

 granted Nonpareil’s motion

for summary judgment, and Wright appeals. 

Appellate Case: 04-1626 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/12/2004 Entry ID: 1833165 
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Assuming without deciding that Wright established a prima facie case of

discrimination, we agree with the district court that she failed to show Nonpareil’s

articulated nondiscriminatory reason for not hiring her was a pretext for race

discrimination. See Kincaid v. City of Omaha, 378 F.3d 799, 803-06 (8th Cir. 2004).

Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. 

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Appellate Case: 04-1626 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/12/2004 Entry ID: 1833165