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Parties Involved:
Dr. R.C. Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology
Appellant
Midwest Oil of Minnesota
Appellant
The Star Tribune Company
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3335

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Dr. R.C. Samanta Roy Institute of *

Science and Technology, a Wisconsin *

non-stock corporation; Midwest Oil *

of Minnesota, LLC, *

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Appellants, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

The Star Tribune Company, * District of Minnesota.

f/k/a Cowles Media Company, *

d/b/a Star Tribune, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellee. *

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Submitted: October 6, 2006

Filed: October 23, 2006

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Before SMITH, MAGILL, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

The Dr. R.C. Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology and Midwest

Oil of Minnesota, LLC appeal the district court’s1

 dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1981

action. We agree with the district court that plaintiffs did not state a section 1981

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claim, based on the reasoning of Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-Beacon, 886 F.2d 1262,

1267 (10th Cir. 1989), and thus we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We deny appellee’s

motion for summary dismissal of the appeal.

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