United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 24-2804 ___________________________ William Marcus Combs lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Fort Smith Public Schools lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith ____________ Submitted: April 9, 2025 Filed: April 14, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________ Before LOKEN, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

William Combs appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his employment discrimination action against Fort Smith Public Schools The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, then United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, took inactive status on October 1, 2024. (FSPS). Upon careful review, we conclude that summary judgment was proper, as FSPS proffered legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for its failure to hire Combs, and Combs did not establish that such reasons were a mere pretext for discrimination.

See EEOC v. Audrain Health Care, Inc., 756 F.3d 1083, 1086 (8th Cir. 2014) (standard of review).

Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________

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