Patricia M. Rhoads v. Jones Financial Co. ( 1997 )


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  •                          United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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    No. 97-1675EM
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    Patricia M. Rhoads,                  *
    *
    Appellant,         *
    * Appeal from the United States
    v.                             * District Court for the Eastern
    * District of Missouri.
    The Jones Financial Companies;       *
    Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.,         *       [UNPUBLISHED]
    *
    Appellees.         *
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    Submitted: November 17, 1997
    Filed: November 26, 1997
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    Before FAGG, WOLLMAN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Patricia M. Rhoads brought this action against The Jones Financial Companies
    (JFC) and Edward D. Jones & Co. (EDJ) alleging violations of Title VII, the Age
    Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Missouri
    Human Rights Act. On summary judgment, the magistrate judge rejected Rhoads's
    claims. After careful review of the record, we agree with the magistrate judge that
    Rhoads was a general partner rather than an employee of JFC and EDJ, and she could
    not invoke the protections of statutes which afford relief to employees. Having failed
    to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f), Rhoads's argument that the
    district court prematurely granted summary judgment before she had an opportunity to
    conduct discovery is foreclosed by the holdings of this court. See Allen v.
    Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 
    81 F.3d 793
    , 797-98 (8th Cir. 1996). We thus affirm the
    magistrate judge's ruling. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
    A true copy.
    Attest:
    CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 97-1675

Filed Date: 11/26/1997

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/13/2015