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Parties Involved:
Arkansas Employment Security Department
Appellee
Rhonda Dortch
Appellee
Earnie Howell
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1528

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Earnie Howell,

Appellant,

v.

Arkansas Employment Security

Department; Rhonda Dortch, in her

official and individual capacity,

Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States

District Court for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

 [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: January 14, 2005

 Filed: May 2, 2005

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Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HANSEN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD,

Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Earnie Howell worked for the Arkansas Employment Security Department as

the office manager of the Jonesboro office. In September 2001, he was transferred

to the position of office manager of the Walnut Ridge office, a somewhat smaller

office approximately twenty-five miles away. Howell retained the same grade, pay,

and benefits. He sued the Arkansas Employment Security Department and its area

operations chief, Rhonda Dortch, alleging age and sex discrimination.

Appellate Case: 04-1528 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/02/2005 Entry ID: 1897687
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 The Honorable James M. Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Arkansas.

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The district court1 granted summary judgment to the defendants, concluding

that the transfer did not constitute an adverse employment action. Howell appeals.

The district court correctly concluded that, under the uncontroverted facts of

the case at bar, the transfer was not an adverse employment action. See, e.g., Curby

v. Solutia, Inc., 351 F.3d 868, 874 (8th Cir. 2003); Jones v. Fitzgerald, 285 F.3d 705,

714 (8th Cir. 2002); Hoffman v. Rubin, 193 F.3d 959, 964 (8th Cir. 1999);

Montandon v. Farmland Indus., Inc., 116 F.3d 355, 359 (8th Cir. 1997).

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

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Appellate Case: 04-1528 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/02/2005 Entry ID: 1897687