Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that thi s opinion should not * be publishe d an d is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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L ou i s i anaSt at e U nive r s i t y and A gri cul t u ralan d M echa n i calC ol l ege (L S U ) , b u ton l y on t w o procedu ralpoi n t s: t he di s t r i c t c o ur t ’ s no t givi ng G r e e n ad e qua t e t i m e t o o bt ai n ne w c o uns e l ; a nd, (2 ) its d e n y in gG r e e n ’ s m o tio n to s u p p le m e n t t h e re c o r d
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2 G reen, a bl ack fem al e, w as em pl oyed at t h e R
. L
. R edd Sw an son C en t er f or t h e Y ou t h as a g radu ate soci alw orker. L ou i si an a l aw , a n d G reen’ s j ob, requi red hert o b e li c ens ed byt he St at e Boar d of S oci alW or ker s. Al t hough G r ee n w as w a r n e din N o v e m b e ra n dD e c e m b e r2 0 0 5 th a t h e rp r o v is io n a l lic e n s e w o u ld expir e o n 31 D ec em ber 2005, she al l ow ed itt o do s o. I n January 2 006, s he w as susp en ded w i th o u t p a y u n t i lshe renew ed i t
. Sh e di d so an d ret u rned t o w ork
a t t h e e n do f th a t m o n th
. U p o n h e rre tu r n , sh e a p p e a le dh e rs u s p e n s io n w ith o u t p a y ; th e S ta te C iv il S erv i ce C om m i ssion d eterm i n ed su sp en sion w i th ou t p a y w a s a n i n a p p rop ri a te
san ct i on ; a L ou i si an a C ou rtof A pp eala f

f i rm ed; an d G reen receivedback p ay f or th e s u s p e n s io n p e r io d
. S h e re s ig n e dfr o m h e rp o s itio n in M a r c h 2 0 0 6
. I n Oc t o b e r2 0 0 6 , s h e f i l e daCh a r g e o f

Di s c r i m i n a t i o n wi t h t h e EEOC, cl ai m i ng t he J anua r y 20 06 s us pe ns i o n c o ns t i t ut e d r ac i aldi s c r i m i nat i o n. The E E O C m a ile daD is m is s a l a n dN o tic e o f R ig h ts le tt e rin J u ly2 0 0 7
. G r e e n f i l e d thi s a c t i o n i n N o ve m be r 20 07 , c l ai m i ng di s c r i m i nat i o n o n t he b a s is o f r a c e a n d g e n d e r , r e ta lia tio n fo rh a v in ge n g a g e din p r o te c te da c tiv ity , a hos t i l e- w or k envi r onm ent , and c ons t r uct ive di sc harge
. I n Sept em ber2008, G reen’ s c ou n selw i t h drew , an d sh e w as g iven 4 5 da ys to ob t ai n n ew cou n selor t o pr o c e e d pro se . L S U m ovedf

or sum m ary j u dg m en t t h at O ct ober. O n 24 O ct ober, G reen a d v i s e ds h e wo u l dp r o c e e d pro se . O n 10 N ovem ber, 200 8, t h e di st ri ctcourt gr a nt e dLS U s um m ar y j udgm ent , c onc l udi ng: G r ee n fai l ed t o m ake a p r im afa cie case of her raci al

- di scr i m i n ati on cl ai m s; a n d G reen h ad fai l ed to exh au sther
n on - raci al

- di scr i m i n ati on cl ai m s, becau se her E E O C com pl ai n tonl y ad dressed d is c r im in a tio n o n th e b a s is o f r a c e . A s noted, G reen cha l l en ges o n ly th e am ou n tof t i m e t h e di st ri ctcourt gr ant ed her t o obt ai n new c ounse l and t hat c our t ’ s deni al of her m ot i on to sup p lem e n t t h e rec ord. I n ot h er w ords, she does n otcontes tt h e sum m aryN o. 08- 31187

3 j u d gm en t on th e m erits. A ccord i n gly, sh e ha s a b a n d on ed th i s i s s u e . See, e . g. , Pr i c ev . D igi t alEqui

p. Cor p. , 8 4 6 F
. 2 d 1 0 2 6 , 1 0 2 8 ( 5 t h Cir . 1 9 8 8 ) (“Al t h o u g h we l ib era l l y co n stru e th e b ri efs o f p ro se a p p ell a n ts, w e a l so req u i re th a t arg u m en ts
m u stbe bri efed to be preserved. ” ) (ci t ati on s om i t t ed). A ssum i n g she d oes c hall e nge t he s um m ar y j udg m e nt , itw as pr o pe r , e s s e nt i al l y f o rt he r e as o ns s ta te d b yt h e d is tr ic t c o u r t. In a d d itio n , G r e e n fa lls fa rs h o r t o f a d e q u a te ly b r ie fin ge ith e ris s u e p r e s e n te d
. B e c a u s e G r e e n fa ile dto o bje c t to th e tim e g iv e n h e r to o b ta in n e w co u n s e l,
w e re v ie w t h i s i s s u e o n lyfo rp la in e r r o r . E
. g. , Love v. Nat’ lMed. E n t er. , I

n c. , 230 F. 3d 765, 771 ( 5t h C i r . 2000) (error r ai se d f ort he f i r stt i m e o n appeal regardi n g “ procedu ralpropri et y of t h e su m m ary j u dg m en trul i n g” i s r evi ew ed fo rp la in e r r o ro n ly .) “T o o b ta in re lie f, [G r e e n ] m u s t sh o w : (1 ) e r r o r ; (2 ) th a t is p l a i n (cl ea r or ob viou s); an d( 3 ) th a t aff ects [he r] s u b s ta n ti a lri gh ts. ” Un i t ed S t ate s v. R oj as- G u t i errez , 5 10 F
. 3d545 , 548 ( 5t h C i r . 200 7)

. Eve n if t hi s s ho w i ng i s m ad e, i ti s w i t h i n our di scr et i on t o corr ect t h e error ; gen eral l y, w e w i l ldo so onl y if i t“ se r i ous l y af

fec t s t he fai r nes s, i nt egr i t y, orpubl i c r eput at i on o f j udi c i al p roce ed i n gs . ” I

d. G reen h as not est abli shed t h at t h e 45 da ys gran t ed h er t o obtai n new coun selw as err or. “At ri alcourt ’ s exerc i se of i t s di scr et i o n t o ei t h er grant or den y a conti n u an ce w i l lnot be di st u rbed on app ealab se n ta cl ear abu se of d i scre ti on . ” Un i t ed S t ate s v. Hugh ey , 1 47 F. 3d4 23 , 4 31 ( 5t h Ci r . 1 99 8)

. The
su m m a r yr eco rddo es n ot i n d i ca te tha t 45 da ys con sti tu tedan i n a d eq u a te
am ou n tof

t i m e f or G reen to obtai n new coun se l , nor t h at s h e w as ot h erw i se af f o r de d a n i nad e qua t e a m o u n tof ti m e t o r e s po nd t o t he s um m ar y-j udg m e nt
m ot i on . A ccor di n gl y, G reen h as not show n pl ai n err or. F or her other is sue, G reen contend s t h e di st ri ctcourterr ed byden yi n g h er
m oti on to su p p l em en t t h e rec ord . O n 22 D ece m b er 2 0 0 8 , m ore tha n a m on th af t er t h e 10 N ovem ber 200 8 f i n alj u d g m e n t an d 17 day s af t er G reen f

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a ppe al , s he m o ve d t he di s t r i c tc o ur tt o s upp l e m e ntt he r e c o r d. (The di s t r i c tc o ur tdi d no tde ny G r e e n’ s m o t i o n; i t r ej e c t e d ita s de f i c i e nt
. ) “ The f

i l i ng of a n ot i ce of ap pea l i s an even t of j u ri sdi ct i on al si gn i f i can ce – it co n fers j u ri sdi ct i on on the co u rt o f app eal s and divest s t h e di st ri ctcourtof i t s c on t rol
ov er th ose asp ects of t h e ca se inv olved i n the ap p e a l
. ” G r iggs v . Pr o v i de nt Con sum er D i scoun t Co. , 459 U
. S

. 56, 58 ( 198 2)

. I n short , t h e di st ri ctcourt l ac ke d j ur i s di c t i o n t o c o ns i de rG r e e n’ s m o t i o n. AF F I RMED.