United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________

No. 00-2546MN _____________

Annie Kaye, * * Appellant, * * On Appeal from the United v. * States District Court * for the District of Lucent Technologies, Inc.; Business * Minnesota. Communications Systems, an operating * unit of Lucent Technologies, Inc.; and * [Not To Be Published] Paul M. Sylvia, individually and as * agent of Lucent Technologies, Inc., * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: February 16, 2001 Filed: February 26, 2001 ___________

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, LAY, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

This is an action under Title VII for discriminatory discharge based on gender, and state-law claims of fraud and defamation are also asserted. The District Court1 granted defendants' motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

1 The Hon. Paul A. Magnuson, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. We have little to add to the well-reasoned opinion of the District Court. Defendant gave business-related reasons for its decision to fire the plaintiff, and there is no substantial evidence to show that defendant did not genuinely believe these reasons, or that they were a pretext for gender discrimination. We do not believe that the nature of the case requires a more extended discussion.

Affirmed.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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