United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
May 11, 2007
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
_____________________ Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 06-60758
Summary Calendar
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WENDY NASSAR,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS,
Defendant - Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 1:05-CV-367
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Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Wendy Nassar filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 2000e
against her former employer, Academy Sports & Outdoors, alleging
that Academy denied her a promotion because of her gender, and then
retaliated against her after she reported this discriminatory
conduct to the Human Resources manager and filed her complaint with
the EEOC. Academy filed a motion for summary judgment, to which
Nassar failed to respond. Relying on the allegations in Nassar’s
complaint, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of
Academy on the sex discrimination claim because Nassar failed to
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
make out her prima facie case, and on the retaliation claim because
Nassar failed to offer any evidence to indicate that Academy’s
legitimate non-discriminatory reason for terminating her was
pretextual. Additionally, the district court dismissed Nassar’s §
1981 complaint for failure to allege racial discrimination. After
careful review of the record, we affirm the district court for
essentially the reasons set forth in its thorough and well-reasoned
opinion.
AFFIRMED.
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