Court Opinion

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United States Court of Appeals
                          FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
                                   ___________

                                   No. 05-2966
                                   ___________

Michelle Denise Lingo,                *
                                      *
             Appellant,               *
                                      * Appeal from the United States
      v.                              * District Court for the
                                      * Eastern District of Missouri.
John Potter, Postmaster General,      *
United States Postal Service,         * [UNPUBLISHED]
                                      *
             Appellee.                *
                                 ___________

                             Submitted: September 29, 2006
                                Filed: October 3, 2006
                                 ___________

Before MURPHY, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
                           ___________

PER CURIAM.

      Michelle Denise Lingo appeals the district court’s1 grant of United States
Postmaster General John E. Potter’s motion to dismiss her Title VII employment-
discrimination lawsuit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. We conclude
dismissal was proper because the complaint and attached exhibit indicated that Lingo
contacted an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) counselor more than forty-five
days after the discriminatory actions alleged in her complaint; the pleadings did not

      1
        The Honorable Charles A. Shaw, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
assert a basis for the delay; and Lingo did not respond to the motion to dismiss, which
raised the timeliness issue. See 29 C.F.R. § 1614.105(a) (2005) (stating Title VII 45-
day requirement and exceptions); Burkett v. Glickman, 327 F.3d 658, 660 (8th Cir.
2003) (holding employment-discrimination claim was barred where record revealed
discriminatory event did not occur within 45 days preceding consultation with EEO
counselor). We decline to consider the tolling arguments Lingo presents for the first
time on appeal. See Briley v. Carlin, 172 F.3d 567, 571 (8th Cir. 1999). Accordingly,
we affirm the district court except that the judgment shall be modified to indicate that
the dismissal is without prejudice.
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