United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 96-4049 ___________ Keithian L. Arnold, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

Boatmen&s Trust Company, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: August 4, 1997 Filed: September 25, 1997 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Keithian L. Arnold appeals from the district court&s1 order dismissing for failure to state a claim Arnold&s Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 employment discrimination action against Boatmen&s Trust Company. Upon reviewing the record and the parties& briefs on appeal, we conclude the district court&s judgment was correct. Accordingly,

The Honorable George F. Gunn, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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