United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-4280 ___________ Gamachu Mekonine Beyena, suing * as Gamachu M. Beyena, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota.

Marvin Runyon, Post Master General, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: June 4, 1998 Filed: June 25, 1998 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, LOKEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Gamachu Mekonine Beyena appeals from the district court&s1 order granting defendant&s motion to dismiss his tort and employment discrimination claims. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties& submissions on appeal, we conclude the district court properly granted defendant&s motion and we affirm on the basis of the district court&s opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable John R. Tunheim, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

A true copy.

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

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