J. Jones v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.

Case: 09-11051 Document: 00511207928 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/18/2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED August 18, 2010 No. 09-11051 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk J. MARK JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus CVS PHARMACY, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas No. 3:07-CV-1383 Before SMITH, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Mark Jones sued CVS Pharmacy, Inc., under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for retaliation and for other claims not relevant to this appeal. Jones appeals a summary judgment that was granted to the company on the * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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. Case: 09-11051 Document: 00511207928 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/18/2010 No. 09-11051 ground that Jones had not shown a causal link between the protected activity (reporting the sexual advances of former supervisors) and any adverse employ- ment actions, including, ultimately, termination. We have read the briefs and pertinent portions of the record and have re- viewed the applicable law. After hearing oral argument, we conclude there is no reversible error. As the district court determined, the company provided legiti- mate justifications for its actions, taken in large part because of Jones’s many incidents of misconduct and inadequate performance. Jones failed to offer evi- dence creating a genuine issue of material fact as to whether his former employ- er’s justifications were pretextual. The judgment is AFFIRMED. 2