IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 01-31102
Summary Calendar
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PATRICIA A. CADE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, WILLIAM HENDERSON,
Post Master General; SCIALLA ASSOCIATES;
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
(01-CV-943-E)
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June 27, 2002
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiff-Appellant Patricia A. Cade, formerly a postal
employee, appeals the district court’s dismissal pursuant to
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Specifically, the court ruled that all claims in the instant suit
other than racial discrimination are identical to the claims, and
are asserted against identical parties, as in her prior action and
thus are subject to dismissal under the doctrines of collateral
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
estoppel or issue preclusion. The court held further that the one
claim newly asserted in this action, racial discrimination, should
be dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
We have carefully reviewed the record in this case, the
comprehensive Order and Reasons of the district court, and the
appellate briefs of the respective parties. As a result of our de
novo review of the district court’s dismissal of Cade’s actions, we
conclude that the rulings of the district court are correct in all
respects, and we affirm for essentially the same reasons expressed
by that court.
AFFIRMED.
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