Hearn v. Greyhound Line Corp

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________ No. 98-10978 Summary Calendar _______________ MELVIN E. HEARN, Plaintiff-Appellant, VERSUS GREYHOUND LINE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (3:97-CV-1483-R) _________________________ March 8, 1999 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Melvin Hearn sued his employer under title VII, claiming race discrimination for the failure to promote him to the position of maintenance supervisor. Finding no genuine issue of material fact, the district court entered summary judgment for the employer and explained its ruling in a thorough memorandum opinion. The court concluded that the employer's stated reasonSSthat other candidates for the job had superior qualificationsSSwas not * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. pretextual. Seeing no error in this reasoning on the basis of the record, we affirm, essentially for the reasons set forth by the district court. AFFIRMED. 2