United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

___________ No. 95-4244 ___________ Billy Orr, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

Kirkwood School District, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. *

___________ Submitted: January 23, 1997 Filed: February 18, 1997 ___________ Before HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Billy Orr, an African American, appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment to Kirkwood School District in his employment discrimination suit. After de novo review, we affirm the district court's decision with regard to Orr's federal claims.

See 8th Cir. R. 47B. As to Orr's state-law claims, we modify the district court's order to reflect that they are dismissed without

The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. prejudice. See Labickas v. Arkansas State Univ., 78 F.3d 333, 334- (8th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 395 (1996).

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CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.