United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 08-3750 ___________ Gail P. Bates, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas.

Morrison Management Specialists, * Inc. (originally sued as Morrisons), * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: December 29, 2009 Filed: January 4, 2010 ___________ Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

In this employment-discrimination case, Gail Bates appeals from the order of the District Court1 granting summary judgment to Morrison Management Specialists.

We have carefully reviewed the record and considered Bates’s arguments and conclude that summary judgment was proper. See Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________

The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.