Buck v. Internal Revenue Service

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 07-3559 ___________ James A. Buck, Jr., * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Internal Revenue Service, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: May 7, 2009 Filed: May 13, 2009 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. James A. Buck, Jr., appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his employment-discrimination and wrongful-discharge suit against his former employer, the Internal Revenue Service. Having carefully reviewed the district court and administrative records and considered Buck’s arguments, we find no basis for reversal. See Crawford v. Runyon, 37 F.3d 1338, 1340 (8th Cir. 1994) (in case where plaintiff challenges Merit Services Protection Board (MSPB) decision and asserts claims under Title VII, appellate court reviews MSPB decision on 1 The Honorable E. Richard Webber, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. administrative record and Title VII claim de novo.) Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-