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Parties Involved:
Claude Thorn
Appellant
Tyson Foods
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Harry F. Barnes, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-3495

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Claude Thorn, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Arkansas.

Tyson Foods, Inc., *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellee. *

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Submitted: December 30, 2005

Filed: January 10, 2006

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Before MELLOY, HANSEN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Claude Thorn appeals from the district court’s1

 adverse grant of summary

judgment in his action claiming sexual harassment and retaliation for protected

activity. Upon de novo review, see Evers v. Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 241 F.3d 948,

953 (8th Cir. 2001) (standard of review), we affirm. 

Specifically, the actions and comments Thorn complains of were not objectively

“severe or pervasive” enough to alter a term, condition, or privilege of his

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employment, see Henthorn v. Capitol Commc’ns, Inc., 359 F.3d 1021, 1026-28 (8th

Cir. 2004) (to establish prima facie case of hostile-environment sexual harassment,

plaintiff must show, inter alia, that conduct was objectively “severe or pervasive”

enough to alter term, condition, or privilege of employment); and Thorn’s retaliation

claims fail because he did not suffer an adverse employment action as a result of his

complaints, see Gilooly v. Mo. Dep’t of Health & Senior Servs., 421 F.3d 734, 739

(8th Cir. 2005) (to establish Title VII retaliation claim, plaintiff must show, inter alia,

an adverse employment action was taken following complaint); Grey v. City of Oak

Grove, 396 F.3d 1031, 1034 (8th Cir. 2005) (same for Fair Labor Standards Act).

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

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