UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 97-60092
Summary Calendar
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PERRY LEWIS EVANS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
REGION 8 MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION COMMISSION;
T. E. COTTEN, JR.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
(3:96-CV-183LN)
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December 8, 1997
Before JONES, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Perry Lewis Evans, plaintiff-appellant, brought suit in
federal district court against both his employer and supervisor
asserting claims for racial discrimination and retaliation under
Title VII and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The
district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants-
appellees.
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
We review a district court’s grant of summary judgment de
novo. See Grimes v. Texas Dept. of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation, 102 F.3d 137, 139 (5th Cir. 1996). Summary judgment
is appropriate when there is no genuine issue as to any material
fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
See FED. R. CIV. P. 56(c). Unsubstantiated assertions are not
competent summary judgment evidence. See Grimes, 102 F.3d at 139.
Appellant’s brief is devoid of facts or arguments beyond
conclusory allegations supporting his contention that an issue of
material fact exists in this case. The court has considered
appellant’s claims in light of the briefs and pertinent portions of
the record. We find no reversible error of fact or law and affirm
for essentially the same reasons stated by the district court.
AFFIRMED.
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