United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-3045 ___________ Frank Mahan, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Arkansas.

International Paper Company, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: February 10, 1998 Filed: March 5, 1998 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, WOLLMAN, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Frank Mahan appeals from the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, International Paper Company, in his action brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq. (1994).

Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ submissions on appeal, we agree with the district court that Mahan has presented no evidence indicating that age was a factor in the decision to terminate him, or that International Paper’s proffered reason

The Honorable Harry F. Barnes, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. for its decision not to rehire him was pretextual. See Herrero v. St. Louis Univ. Hosp., 109 F.3d 481, 483-84 (8th Cir. 1997) (detailing prima facie case within reduction-in- force context); Ryther v. KARE 11, 108 F.3d 832, 836-38 (8th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 2510 (1997) (detailing classic burden-shifting framework). Summary judgment was therefore properly entered and Mahan’s motion for reconsideration properly denied. Because an extended opinion would have no precedential value, we affirm without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The judgment is affirmed.2 A true copy.

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

The parties’ joint motion to strike certain portions of the Joint Appendix is granted.

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