Dr. Girish Sahu v. Minneapolis Community and

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 16-1741 ___________________________

Dr. Girish Sahu, MD

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Dr. Hafed Bouassida, PhD; Dr. Jess Lee Niebuhr, PhD; Dianna Cusick

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis ____________

Submitted: February 2, 2017 Filed: February 7, 2017 [Unpublished] ____________

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.  Dr. Girish Sahu appeals the district court’s1 order dismissing his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VI, and state law. He also has moved for sanctions in this court. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

A de novo review of the record reveals dismissal was proper. See Adams v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 813 F.3d 1151, 1154 (8th Cir. 2016) (de novo review of grant of motion to dismiss). As to Sahu’s motion for sanctions, there is no indication that defendants acted in bad faith.

The judgment is affirmed and Sahu’s motion is denied. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Franklin L. Noel, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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