Billy Porter v. Department of Veterans Affairs, Todd B. Hunter,1 Acting Secretary

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-2650
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Billy Porter
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Todd B. Hunter,1 Acting Secretary
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central
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Submitted: January 17, 2025
Filed: January 23, 2025
[Unpublished]
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Before LOKEN, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
1Acting Secretary Hunter is automatically substituted for his predecessor under
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c)(2).

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Billy Porter appeals following the district court’s2 adverse grant of summary
judgment in his employment discrimination action. After careful review of the record
and the arguments properly before us, we conclude that the grant of summary
judgment was proper. See Said v. Mayo Clinic, 44 F.4th 1142, 1147 (8th Cir. 2022)
(grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo); Chay-Velasquez v. Ashcroft, 367
F.3d 751, 756 (8th Cir. 2004) (claim not raised or meaningfully argued in opening
brief is waived). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. The motion to strike
is denied as moot.
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2The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
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