Billie R. James v. Southland Casino

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-3587
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Billie R. James
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Southland Casino
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Delta
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Submitted: May 14, 2024
Filed: May 17, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Billie James appeals following the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary
judgment in her employment discrimination action. After careful review of the record
1The Honorable James M. Moody Jr., United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.

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and the parties’ arguments on appeal, 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). We find no abuse of discretion
in the district court’s denial of James’s motion to compel discovery. See Vallejo v.
Amgen, Inc., 903 F.3d 733, 742 (8th Cir. 2018) (standard of review). We also
conclude that the district court did not err in denying James’s motion to exclude video
evidence. See Oglesby v. Lesan, 929 F.3d 526, 534 (8th Cir. 2019) (standard of
review). Further, we see no error in the court denying James’s motion for copies.
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny the pending
motion for appointment of counsel as moot.
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