UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 98-20496
Summary Calendar
JOHN H. FOREMAN,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VERSUS
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL.,
Defendants,
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; S. A. SMITH,
Acting Chief of Inspection; DAVID MCNUTT, Assistant
Director; LARRY SNYDER, Personnel Director; ROBERT E.
PETTY, IV, Assistant Director,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
(H-88-CV-3323)
April 23, 1999
Before EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
John H. Foreman ("Foreman") sued his employer, the Texas
Department of Corrections ("TDC"), claiming that he was
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
discriminated against because he is black and he was retaliated
against because he exercised free speech rights. TDC filed two
motions for summary judgment, the second of which was granted by
the district court. Foreman appeals.
We have carefully reviewed the briefs and relevant portions of
the record itself. Foreman’s brief fails to point out any portions
of the summary judgment record which would raise a genuine issue of
fact as to his claims, and cites no cases nor statutory provisions
in support of his contentions. Consequently, this Court has no
basis upon which to conclude that the district court erred in
granting summary judgment in favor of TDC. Accordingly, this case
is AFFIRMED.
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