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Communications Systems, an operating * unit of Lucent Technologies, Inc.; and * [Not To Be Published] Paul M. Sylvia, individually and as * agent of Lucent Technologies, Inc., * * Appellees.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.

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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