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Parties Involved:
City of Austin
Appellee
Joe Washington
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-51024

Summary Calendar

JOE WASHINGTON, 

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

CITY OF AUSTIN,

Defendant-Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 1:15-CV-222

Before WIENER, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Proceeding pro se, Plaintiff-Appellant Joe Washington appeals the 

district court’s dismissal of his lawsuit against his former employer, 

Defendant-Appellee City of Austin, in which he asserted employment 

discrimination claims involving race and sex discrimination, hostile work 

environment, and retaliation, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII of the 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

June 6, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, as well as 

common law defamation. Washington appeals the district court’s dismissal of 

all of his claims, most as time barred, some without prejudice for lack of subject 

matter jurisdiction, and his common law defamation claim for the defendant’s 

immunity.

We have reviewed the record on appeal, including the parties’ briefs and 

record excerpts and the district court’s fulsome and detailed Order of October 

5, 2015 in which it carefully analyzed and ruled on the many aspects of 

Washington’s case. As a result of our review, we are satisfied that the district 

court’s Judgment of even date should be, and hereby is, 

AFFIRMED.

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