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Vance v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Apr 7, 2014
561 F. App'x 565 (8th Cir. 2014)

Summary

affirming the district court's dismissal of petitioner's § 2241 petition on grounds that prison officials' "expungement of misconduct conviction" rendered his petition moot

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Opinion

No. 13-2522

04-07-2014

Treda Vance Plaintiff - Appellant v. Arkansas Department of Human Services; Sandi Dougherty, individual and official capacities Defendants - Appellees


Appeal from United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Pine Bluff


[Unpublished]

Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.

Treda Vance appeals from the order of the District Court granting summary judgment to her employer, the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and an administrator in her action asserting claims of race discrimination and retaliation. Following de novo review, we conclude that Vance did not show that retaliation was a determinative factor in the adverse employment action, and assuming that she established a prima facie case of race discrimination, she did not meet her obligation to show that her employer's proffered reason for its action was pretextual. See Butler v. Crittenden Cnty., Ark., 708 F.3d 1044, 1048-49 (8th Cir. 2013) (standard of review); Tyler v. Univ. of Ark. Bd. of Trs., 628 F.3d 980, 985-86 (8th Cir. 2011) (setting out the framework for proving a claim of employment retaliation); Floyd-Gimon v. Univ. of Ark. for Med. Scis. ex rel. The Bd. of Trs., 716 F.3d 1141, 1150 (8th Cir. 2013) (explaining that at the pretext stage of a discrimination case, the plaintiff must show that she was similarly situated to the comparators in all relevant respects).

The Honorable Brian S. Miller, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Accordingly, we affirm.


Summaries of

Vance v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit
Apr 7, 2014
561 F. App'x 565 (8th Cir. 2014)

affirming the district court's dismissal of petitioner's § 2241 petition on grounds that prison officials' "expungement of misconduct conviction" rendered his petition moot

Summary of this case from Jody v. Director
Case details for

Vance v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

Case Details

Full title:Treda Vance Plaintiff - Appellant v. Arkansas Department of Human…

Court:United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Date published: Apr 7, 2014

Citations

561 F. App'x 565 (8th Cir. 2014)

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