Bret Landrith v. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-3022
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Bret Landrith
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Farmers Insurance Company, Inc.; James Andrew Bingley; Morrow Willnauer
Church LLC; Brown & James
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: February 15, 2023
Filed: February 21, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Bret Landrith appeals the dismissal of a discrimination claim he brought
against his car-insurance company and its lawyers. Having carefully reviewed the
record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that the complaint failed
to state a claim. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); Gregory v. Dillard’s, Inc., 565 F.3d

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464, 472–73 (8th Cir. 2009) (en banc) (reviewing the failure to state a claim de novo
and noting that allegations in a complaint must be “plausibl[e],” not “conclusory”
(citation omitted)); Sayger v. Riceland Foods, Inc., 735 F.3d 1025, 1031 (8th Cir.
2013) (stating that a retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 requires “a causal
connection” between the protected activity and an adverse action (citation omitted)).
We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court.1 See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1 The Honorable David Gregory Kays, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.

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