Janet Y. Taylor v. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary Department of the Treasury

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-3431
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Janet Y. Taylor
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Janet L. Yellen, Secretary Department of the Treasury
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: August 5, 2024
Filed: August 7, 2024
[Unpublished]
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Before KELLY, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this employment discrimination action, Janet Y. Taylor appeals the district
court’s1 adverse partial grant of summary judgment, subsequent adverse grant of
1The Honorable Gary A. Fenner, United States District Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.

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judgment as a matter of law (JAML) on the remaining claims, and denial of her
motion for new trial. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments
on appeal, we conclude that the partial grant of summary judgment was proper. See
Collins v. Kansas City Mo. Pub. Sch. Dist., 92 F.4th 770, 771 (8th Cir. 2024)
(reviewing grant of summary judgment de novo). We further conclude the district
court did not err in its adverse grant of JAML on Taylor’s remaining claims, and did
not abuse its discretion in denying Taylor’s motion for new trial, see Jacobsen
Warehouse Co. v. Schnuck Mkts., Inc., 13 F.4th 659, 674 (8th Cir. 2021) (reviewing
grant of JAML de novo and denial of motion for new trial for clear abuse of
discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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