United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 97-3344 _____________ Patricia Peters, * * Plaintiff - Appellant, * * v. * * Marvin Runyon, in his official * capacity as Postmaster General of the * United States, * * Appeal from the United States Defendant - Appellee, * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri.

Pat Barba, in her individual and * official capacity as Manager of * [UNPUBLISHED] Customer Service, Kansas City Area * United States Postal Service; James * Wood, in his individual and official * capacity as Postmaster, Kansas City, * Missouri; Phil Stabler, in his * individual and official capacity as * Manager of Customer Service, Kansas * City Area, United States Postal Service, * * Defendants. * _____________ Submitted: March 10, 1998 Filed: March 18, 1998 _____________ Before BOWMAN, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. _____________ PER CURIAM.

The District Court1 dismissed plaintiff's employment-discrimination complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff appeals. Finding no error of law, we affirm on the basis of the District Court's thorough and well-reasoned opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

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