Case: 20-20453 Document: 00515928762 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/07/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
July 7, 2021
No. 20-20453
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
Myra LaVergne,
Plaintiff—Appellant,
versus
University of Texas Medical Branch;
Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Defendants—Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:19-CV-1992
Before Higginbotham, Jones, and Costa, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Myra LaVergne appeals the district court’s grant of summary
judgement to University of Texas Medical Branch (“UTMB”) and the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She alleges (1) race discrimination
based on UTMB’s failure to promote her to Cluster Nurse Manager, (2) race
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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discrimination based on the termination of her employment, and
(3) retaliation based on the termination of her employment. The district
court granted summary judgment to the defendants on each claim.
This court has carefully reviewed the briefs, district court opinion,
and pertinent portions of the record. Having done so, we find no reversible
error of fact or law. The judgment is AFFIRMED.
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