IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-30120
Summary Calendar
GAYLE R. FUSSELL,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Inc.,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
USDC No. 96-CV-1660-T
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September 23, 1998
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Gayle R. Fussell appeals the district court’s summary
judgment in favor of the BellSouth Telecommunications ("BST").
Fussell abandoned her state tort and state-discrimination-law
contentions by not raising them on appeal. Evans v. City of
Marlin, Tex., 986 F.2d 104, 106 n.1 (5th Cir. 1993).
Fussell argues that the district court erred by granting
BST's motion for summary judgment and dismissing her Age
Discrimination in Employment Act and her Americans with
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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Disabilities Act claims. We have reviewed the briefs of the
parties and the summary-judgment evidence, and we AFFIRM for
essentially the same reasons stated by the district court. See
Fussell v. BellSouth Telecommunications Inc., No. 96-CV-1660-T
(E.D. La. Jan. 8, 1998).
AFFIRMED.