Case Name: Aldora SANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of LOUISIANA, Department of Social Services; Terri Ricks, Individually and in her Official Capacity as the Undersecretary, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-05-18
Citations: 228 F. App'x 492
Docket Number: No. 06-31096
Parties: Aldora SANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of LOUISIANA, Department of Social Services; Terri Ricks, Individually and in her Official Capacity as the Undersecretary, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before DeMOSS, STEWART, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 228
Pages: 492–493

Head Matter:
Aldora SANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of LOUISIANA, Department of Social Services; Terri Ricks, Individually and in her Official Capacity as the Undersecretary, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 06-31096
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 18, 2007.
Nelson D. Taylor, Sr., Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Wendell C. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before DeMOSS, STEWART, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Aldorá Sanford brought claims under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and state law claims against his former employer, the Louisiana Department of Social Services, and Terri Ricks. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. Having received no response from Sanford, the district court eventually granted the motion, but invited Sanford to respond. Sanford filed a motion for a new trial under Rule 60(b) or alternatively for reconsideration under Rule 59(e). The court denied the motion. Because we agree with the district court that the complaint fails to state a claim, we affirm.
This court reviews de novo the grant of a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6). Martin K. Eby Constr. Co. v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 369 F.3d 464, 467 (5th Cir.2004) (citation omitted). Further, "[d]is-missal is proper if the complaint lacks an allegation regarding a required element necessary to obtain relief." Rios v. City of Del Rio, 444 F.3d 417, 421 (5th Cir.2006) (internal quotation marks omitted).
A plaintiff must assert more than general legal conclusions to avoid dismissal. Jefferson v. Lead Indus. Ass'n, Inc., 106 F.3d 1245, 1250 (5th Cir.1997). "[T]he complaint must contain either direct allegations on every material point necessary to sustain a recovery . or contain allegations from which an inference fairly may be drawn that evidence on these material points will be introduced at trial." Campbell v. City of San Antonio, 43 F.3d 973, 975 (5th Cir.1995) (internal quotation marks omitted).
After reviewing the briefs and relevant portions of the record, we agree with the district court that Sanford's complaint is deficient. It alleges legal conclusions without alleging the facts necessary to support them. See Jefferson, 106 F.3d at 1250. Further, it fails to allege facts on each required element of the various causes of action. See Rios, 444 F.3d at 421. Consequently, we affirm.
AFFIRMED.
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.