Case Name: David H. McDOWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TANKINETICS, INC.; William K. Angle; Strand Composite Engineering & Construction, LLC; St. Clair P. Guess, III; William F. Schwarz; Robert W. McManus, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-05-20
Citations: 505 F. App'x 613
Docket Number: No. 12-3441
Parties: David H. McDOWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TANKINETICS, INC.; William K. Angle; Strand Composite Engineering & Construction, LLC; St. Clair P. Guess, III; William F. Schwarz; Robert W. McManus, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 505
Pages: 613–614

Head Matter:
David H. McDOWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TANKINETICS, INC.; William K. Angle; Strand Composite Engineering & Construction, LLC; St. Clair P. Guess, III; William F. Schwarz; Robert W. McManus, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-3441.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: May 16, 2013.
Filed: May 20, 2013.
Jonathan D. McDowell, McDowell & McDowell, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Stephen Witsell Jones, Mika Shadid Tucker, Jack & Nelson, Jeffrey L. Spill-yards, Mitchell & Williams, Little Rock, AR, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
David McDowell appeals the district court's dismissal of his employment-discrimination action as untimely. We agree with the court that the complaint is untimely, because (1) it was filed well in excess of the applicable limitations period, see 29 U.S.C. § 626(e); Hallgren v. United States Dep't of Energy, 331 F.3d 588, 589 (8th Cir.2003) (failure to file suit within 90 days of receiving notice of final agency action renders employment-discrimination action untimely); (2) the prior state court suit, which was removed to federal court and dismissed without prejudice, does not save the instant suit from a dismissal for untimeliness, see Gerhardson v. Gopher News. Co., 698 F.3d 1052, 1056 (8th Cir.2012); and (3) McDowell failed to demonstrate that he was entitled to equitable tolling, see Hallgren, 331 F.3d at 590.
The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
. The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.