James Miller v. Management & Training Corp.

Case: 17-60214 Document: 00514165980 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/21/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals No. 17-60214 Fifth Circuit FILED Summary Calendar September 21, 2017 Lyle W. Cayce JAMES RUSSELL MILLER, Clerk Plaintiff - Appellant v. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION, Defendant - Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi No. 3:14-CV-427 Before WIENER, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Plaintiff-Appellant James Russell Miller appeals the ruling of the district court that Defendant-Appellee Management and Training Corporation is entitled to summary judgment on his claims of gender discrimination under Title VII, race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and wrongful termination. Miller’s only claim on appeal necessitates evidence 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Case: 17-60214 Document: 00514165980 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/21/2017 No. 17-60214 fired for reporting or objecting to criminal violations of a consent decree. Miller has not challenged the district court’s determination that he was fired for inappropriate sexual conduct with a subordinate coworker and that there was no evidence this reason was pretextual. The district court’s judgment is, in all respects, AFFIRMED. 2