LaVergne v. UTMB ( 2021 )

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Cluster Nurse Manager, (2) race * Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Case: 20-20453 Document: 00515928762 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/07/2021 No. 20-20453 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. 2