United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-3787 ___________ Daniel R. Baird, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe; * Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers * [UNPUBLISHED] Teamsters Division 202, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: June 4, 2010 Filed: June 21, 2010 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Daniel R. Baird appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his civil action. Upon de novo review, see Meyer v. City of Joplin, 281 F.3d 759, 760 (per curiam) (8th Cir. 2002), we conclude that dismissal was proper for the reasons the district court stated.

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

The Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.