Case Name: Sou THAO, individually; Plaintiff, Chanhia S. Yang, individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERAIR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation qualified to do business in the State of Minnesota, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-01-26
Citations: 2 F. App'x 604
Docket Number: No. 99-3513
Parties: Sou THAO, individually; Plaintiff, Chanhia S. Yang, individually, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. CATERAIR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation qualified to do business in the State of Minnesota, Defendant—Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 2
Pages: 604–605

Head Matter:
Sou THAO, individually; Plaintiff, Chanhia S. Yang, individually, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. CATERAIR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation qualified to do business in the State of Minnesota, Defendant—Appellee.
No. 99-3513.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 23, 2001.
Decided Jan. 26, 2001.
Before BOWMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Chanhia Yang, a male of Hmong ancestry and a native of Laos, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to his former employer, Caterair International (Caterair), in his action alleging race and age discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Upon de novo review of the record, see Hill v. St. Louis Univ., 123 F.3d 1114, 1118-19 (8th Cir.1997), and consideration of the parties' arguments on appeal, we agree with the district court — • for the reasons expressed in its thorough report — that Yang failed to demonstrate age or race was a factor in Caterair's decision to terminate him during a reduction in force caused by a downturn in the company's business.
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
. The Honorable Raymond L. Erickson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).