United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 97-3908 _____________ Lynne K. Hebble, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Nebraska.

Union Pacific Railroad Company, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * _____________ Submitted: April 13, 1998 Filed: May 7, 1998 _____________ Before McMILLIAN, BOWMAN,1 and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. _____________ PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Lynne K. Hebble appeals from the order of the District Court2 granting summary judgment to defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company in Hebble's action raising claims of gender discrimination and retaliatory discharge. Having considered the record and the arguments and briefs of the parties, we are satisfied the District Court committed no error of law and summary judgment was correctly granted. As a The Honorable Pasco M. Bowman became Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on April 18, 1998.

The Honorable William G. Cambridge, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. matter of law, Hebble's evidence is insufficient to show that Union Pacific discriminated against her on the basis of gender or that Union Pacific retaliated against her for engaging in a protected activity. The judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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

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