United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 20-1255 ___________________________

Bereket T. Kassu

Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Fairview Health Services

Defendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: December 15, 2020 Filed: January 15, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Bereket Kassu filed this action asserting race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 nearly four years after he was fired by Fairview Health Services. He appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of his case under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for failure to

1 The Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. plead facts that make his allegation of race discrimination plausible. Upon careful review of the record, we find no error of law and no basis for reversing the district court.

We affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

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