Larken Alexander v. Uaw

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-3526
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Larken Alexander,
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
UAW,
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee.
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: July 7, 2014
Filed: July 14, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before BYE, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Larken Alexander appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint1
asserting discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title
The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, Chief Judge, United States District Court1
for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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VII) against his former union, United Auto Workers (UAW). Upon de novo review,
we conclude that the district court did not err in granting UAW’s motion to dismiss
Alexander’s complaint, based on his failure to file a timely discrimination charge with
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-
5(e)(1) (under Title VII, EEOC charge must be filed within 180 days of when alleged
unlawful employment practice occurred; 300-day filing period applies if person
initially instituted state or local agency proceedings); Nat’l R.R. Passenger Corp. v.
Morgan, 536 U.S. 101, 109-110 (2002) (timely EEOC charge is mandatory).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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