Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit May 2, 1983, No. 82-2196 (Lartius v. Iowa Department of Transportation)

PER CURIAM.

This is a civil-rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and 1985, and Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. The plaintiff, a native of India, charged that the defendants discriminated against him because of his race, color, or national origin when they failed to promote him to the position of Personnel Director and that they unlawfully retaliated against him after he