Patricia Reed v. Madison County, Mississippi

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [17-60433 Affirmed ] Judge: JLW , Judge: JLD , Judge: LHS Mandate issue date is 12/13/2017 [17-60433]

Case: 17-60433

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Date Filed: 11/21/2017

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-60433
Summary Calendar

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

FILED
November 21, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

PATRICIA REED,
Plaintiff-Appellant

v.
MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,

Defendant-Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:16-CV-51
Before WIENER, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiff-Appellant Patricia Reed, an African-American formerly
employed by the detention center operated by Defendant-Appellee Madison
County, Mississippi, appeals the summary judgment of the district court that
dismissed Reed’s claim of racial discrimination in her firing. Reed’s appeal is
based on her assertion of pretext in the County’s denial of racial discrimination
in hiring a Caucasian to replace Reed. The district court determined that there

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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was no genuine issue of material fact in Reed’s claim of pretext and granted
the County’s Motion for Summary Judgment, dismissing Reed’s action.
We have now reviewed the record on appeal, including the briefs of the
parties and the district court’s extensive Opinion and Order of May 9, 2017,
and we are satisfied that the district court’s reasoning and conclusion are not
merely free of error, but support its Final Judgment dismissing Reed’s action
with prejudice. We affirm that judgment for essentially the same reasons set
forth in the district court’s Opinion and Order.
AFFIRMED.

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