Lonnie Smith, Jr. v. Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. ( 2022 )

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 21-3750 ___________________________ Lonnie Smith, Jr., Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith ____________ Submitted: May 19, 2022 Filed: May 24, 2022 [Unpublished] ____________ Before KELLY, ERICKSON, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Lonnie Smith appeals following the district court’s1 sua sponte grant of summary judgment in his favor in his employment action. After careful review of the 1 The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. record below, the parties’ submissions on appeal, and the issues properly before us, we find no basis for reversal. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-