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

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-1509

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Chrystal Gray

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Arkansas Department of Human Services; John Selig, Director, DHS; Toni Bogan,

Former Manager, Appeals and Hearings, Office of Chief Counsel, DHS; Sherry

Middleton, Division of Volunteerism, DHS

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock

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 Submitted: December 30, 2014

Filed: January 6, 2015 

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-1509 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/06/2015 Entry ID: 4231455 
Chrystal Gray appeals the district court’s dismissal of her complaint as 1

time-barred. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on

appeal, we conclude that Gray’s complaint did not relate back to a pleading she filed

in a separate lawsuit and that her claims were barred under the applicable statute of

limitations. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(c) (providing for relation back under certain

circumstances involving amendment of original pleading); Smithrud v. City of St.

Paul, 746 F.3d 391, 395 (8th Cir.) (dismissal based on statute of limitations is

reviewed de novo), cert. denied, 135 S. Ct. 361 (2014).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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The Honorable James M. Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern 1

District of Arkansas, now retired. 

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