Rakestraw v. Carpenter Company ( 1996 )


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  •                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    No. 95-60640
    Summary Calendar
    KENNETH RAKESTRAW
    Plaintiff - Appellant
    v.
    CARPENTER COMPANY
    Defendant - Appellee
    _________________________________________________________________
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Northern District of Mississippi
    (1:94-CV-247-S-D)
    _________________________________________________________________
    July 1, 1996
    Before KING, SMITH, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Kenneth Rakestraw appeals the summary judgment dismissing
    his claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.
    §§ 12101-12213.   He argues that the district court improperly
    held that his temporary injury did not constitute a disability
    under the ADA, and, alternatively, that he was regarded as having
    *
    Pursuant to Local 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    this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 Local Rule 47.5.4.
    a disability by his employer, whether or not his injury
    constituted a disability under the statute.   We have reviewed the
    record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible
    error.   Accordingly, we affirm for the same reasons given by the
    district court.   Rakestraw v. Carpenter Co., No. 94-CV-247 (N.D.
    Miss. Sept. 29, 1995).
    AFFIRMED.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 95-60640

Filed Date: 7/11/1996

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/21/2014