United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-2598 ___________ Richard Belk, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri.

Missouri Highways and Transportation * Commission; James M. Murawski; * [UNPUBLISHED] Richard G. Busse; Denis Bigley; * Ed Hassinger; Ron Hopkins, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: September 28, 2011 Filed: October 4, 2011 ___________ Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Richard Belk appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his employment discrimination action. After careful de novo review, see Johnson v. Blaukat, 453 F.3d 1108, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006), we agree that summary judgment

The Honorable Scott O. Wright, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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