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Parties Involved:
Scott Anderson
Appellant
Office Depot Inc
Appellee

Document Text:

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.

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-60395

Summary Calendar

SCOTT ANDERSON,

Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

OFFICE DEPOT INC,

Defendant - Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 3:08-CV-288

Before REAVLEY, DAVIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The issues appellant raises do not reach the controlling disposition of this

case. That is whether plaintiff-appellant presented any evidence, direct or

circumstantial, that his discharge was motivated by racial discrimination on the

part of the defendant. The district judge correctly ruled that whether the

defendant discharged the plaintiff for using what could be a racial slur, of itself,

was not evidence of defendant’s discrimination.

AFFIRMED.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

January 11, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

 Case: 09-60395 Document: 00511000422 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/11/2010