United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 09-1600 ___________

Orlando E. Townsend, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Nebraska. Amy J. Bang, Manager, EEO * Compliance; Union Pacific Railroad * [UNPUBLISHED] Company; A. Terry Olin, General * Director, Union Pacific Railroad, * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: December 14, 2009 Filed: December 17, 2009 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Orlando Townsend appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his employment- discrimination action. Upon de novo review, see Parkhurst v. Tabor, 569 F.3d 861, 865 (8th Cir. 2009), cert filed, 78 U.S.L.W. 3302 (Nov. 4, 2009) (No. 09-561), we

1 The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. agree with the district court that the claims were time-barred. Therefore, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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