United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 97-1868 ___________

Valerie Townes, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Platke & Berkowitz, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: October 1, 1997 Filed: October 10, 1997 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Valerie Townes brought this employment discrimination action against Platke & Berkowitz. The district court1 dismissed her complaint on the ground that Platke & Berkowitz was not an “employer” for purposes of Title VII. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(b). Townes appeals. After careful review of the record, we affirm for the reasons stated in the district court&s order dated December 3, 1996. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1 The HONORABLE DONALD J. STOHR, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. -2- A true copy.

Attest:

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

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