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111 F. App'x 867

Vicky M. Wright v. Nonpareil

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided November 12, 2004

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2004-11-12

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)

Relies on Dunlap v. Liberty Natural Products, Inc.

Decided 2004-11-12

PER CURIAM.

¶1 Vicky Wright applied for an editor position with a newspaper owned by Nonpareil. The managing editor interviewed Wright, but hired a candidate who, unlike Wright, had newspaper editing experience and was familiar with the software used by the paper. Wright brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1981 action, claiming Nonpareil refused to hire her because of her race. The district court 1 granted Nonpareil’s motion for summary judgment, and Wright appeals.

¶2 Assuming without deciding that Wright established a prima facie case of discrimination, we agree with the district court that she failed to show Nonpareil’s articulated nondiscriminatory reason for not hiring her was a pretext for race discrimination. See Kincaid v. City of Omaha, 878 F.3d 799, 803-06 (8th Cir.2004). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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¶3 . The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska.

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