United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 08-2890 ___________ Olen E. Gibson, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Kansas City Power & Light Company, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States Access Program, * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri.

Defendant, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Great Plains Energy, * * Defendant, * * Terry Bassham; David Bodde; Jennifer * Butler; Lora Cheatum; Michael J. * Chesser; William Downey; Mark * English; Mark Ernst; Randall Ferguson, * Jr.; William Hall; Luis Jimenez; James * Mitchell; William Nelson; Don * Prophete; Gerald Reynolds; William * Riggins; Larry Rute; Linda Talbott; * Robert West; Lori Wright, * * Defendants. * ___________ Submitted: November 12, 2009 Filed: November 18, 2009 ___________ Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Olen Gibson appeals from the District Court’s1 dismissal of his employment- discrimination action against his former employer. Upon careful de novo review, see Yankton Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Dep’t of Health and Human Servs., 533 F.3d 634, 639 (8th Cir. 2008) (standard of review), we conclude that the dismissal was proper.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

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