United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 96-3964 ___________ James Brooks, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

Normandy Middle School; John * Fredrics, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: March 4, 1997 Filed: March 7, 1997 ___________ Before BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, and BEAM, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

James Brooks appeals the district court's1 dismissal without prejudice of his employment discrimination action for failure to obtain a right-to-sue letter. Having reviewed the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude that the judgment of the district court was correct. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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

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