Case Name: Douglas CEBRYK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VECO CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-03-23
Citations: 124 F. App'x 282
Docket Number: No. 04-20650
Parties: Douglas CEBRYK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VECO CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 124
Pages: 282–282

Head Matter:
Douglas CEBRYK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VECO CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 04-20650.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided March 23, 2005.
Douglas Cebryk, Houston, TX, pro se.
L Chapman Smith, Baker Botts, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Plaintiff-Appellant Douglas Cebryk appeals the district court's grant of Defendant-Appellee VECO Corporation's motion for summary judgment. Cebryk's complaint alleged that VECO tortiously interfered with his relationship with his employer, Parsons Engineering & Chemicals. We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
A district court's grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo, using the same standards as the district court. Union Pac. Res. Group, Inc. v. Rhone Poulenc, Inc., 247 F.3d 574, 583 (5th Cir.2001). A movant is entitled to summary judgment when "the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." FED. R. CIV. P. 56(c).
To recover for the allegedly tortious interference with his employment relationship, Cebryk had to plead and prove: (1) an employment contract or relationship subject to interference, (2) willful and intentional interference, (3) that proximately caused his injuries and (4) actual damage or loss. Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Financial Review Services, Inc., 29 S.W.3d 74, 77 (Tex.2000). For essentially the reasons given by the district court, we conclude that Cebryk has not submitted evidence sufficient to establish a genuine issue of material fact on the elements of intentionality or proximate causation. Alternatively, we agree with the district court that VECO has demonstrated that it is entitled to summary judgment on its affirmative defense of legal justification.
The judgment of the district court is 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.
. The plaintiff attached certain materials to his notice of appeal. Our review, however, is limited to the summary judgment record. Wallace v. Texas Tech. Univ., 80 F.3d 1042, 1047 (5th Cir. 1996) citing Little v. Liquid Air Corp., 37 F.3d 1069, 1071, n. 1 (5th Cir.1994) (en banc).