United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 97-1218 ___________

Aretha A. Atwater, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Northern District of Iowa. Federal Express Corporation, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: October 2, 1997

Filed: October 10, 1997 ___________

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

PER CURIAM.

Aretha Atwater appeals the district court&s1 grant of summary judgment to her former employer in her employment discrimination lawsuit. Having carefully considered the record and the parties& submissions, we agree with the district court that even assuming that Atwater

1 The Honorable Edward J. McManus, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. established the elements of a prima facie case, she failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Federal Express&s articulated

-2- reasons for the adverse employment action were a pretext for race or sex discrimination. We also agree with the district court that Atwater&s related retaliation claim cannot survive summary judgment.

The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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