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Parties Involved:
Mark Gwin
Appellee
Rozlon Thomas
Appellant
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-3595

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Rozlon Thomas

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.; Mark Gwin

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis

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 Submitted: May 7, 2015

Filed: May 14, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before BYE, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-3595 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/14/2015 Entry ID: 4275030 
Rozlon Thomas appeals the district court’s adverse grant of summary 1

judgment in her action against her former employer, in which she asserted race

discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII and the Minnesota Human

Rights Act (MHRA). Upon careful de novo review, see Torgerson v. City of

Rochester, 643 F.3d 1031, 1042-43 (8th Cir. 2011) (en banc) (standard of review;

same analysis applies to Title VII and MHRA claims), we conclude that the district

court’s decision was correct, see Jackman v. Fifth Judicial Dist. Dep’t of Corr. Servs.,

728 F.3d 800, 804 (8th Cir. 2013) (discussing standards applicable to claims of

unlawful retaliation; to establish claim of retaliation, plaintiff must show that

retaliation was “but for” cause of adverse employment action); Gibson v. Am.

Greetings Corp., 670 F.3d 844, 852-55 (8th Cir. 2012) (discussing standards

applicable to race discrimination claims; affirming summary judgment for defendant

where plaintiffs’ evidence wasinsufficient to create genuine issue regarding pretext).

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

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The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the

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District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable

Janie S. Mayeron, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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