Billy Cruse v. 7-Eleven, Inc. , 582 F. App'x 544 ( 2014 )

Case: 14-10466 Document: 00512800393 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/10/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 14-10466 FILED Summary Calendar October 10, 2014 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk BILLY CRUSE, Plaintiff – Appellant v. SOUTHWEST CONVENIENCE STORES, L.L.C., doing business as 7-Eleven Defendant – Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas No. 5:12-CV-206 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Plaintiff–Appellant Billy Cruse filed a Title VII claim against Defendant- Appellee Southwest Convenience Stores, L.L.C. (“7-Eleven”), alleging that 7- Eleven’s termination of his employment was motivated by race. 7-Eleven asserts that Cruse was fired for violating a company rule prohibiting confrontation with customers. Cruse replies that the violation of the non- * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 14-10466 Document: 00512800393 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/10/2014 No. 14-10466 confrontation rule was pretextual. The case turns on whether there is a disputed issue of material fact regarding pretext. The district court thought not and granted summary judgment to 7-Eleven. We AFFIRM for essentially the reasons stated by the district court in its opinion granting summary judgment. 2