United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 05-4091 ___________ Reginald A. Quinones, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

DaimlerChrysler Corporation, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: January 4, 2007 Filed: January 18, 2007 ___________ Before SMITH, MAGILL, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Reginald A. Quinones appeals the district court’s1 Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of his employment-discrimination action against his former employer, DaimlerChrysler Corporation. Upon de novo review, see Springdale Educ. Ass’n v. Springdale Sch. Dist., 133 F.3d 649, 651 (8th Cir. 1998), we conclude that the district court’s dismissal was appropriate. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.