Opinion ID: 25432
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: 1173, 1181 (5th Cir. 1996).

Text: We review a summary judgment de novo. Boyd v. State Farm Ins. Cos., 158 F.3d 326, On his failure-to-hire claim, Brown did es328 (5th Cir. 1998). A court may enter tablish a prima facie case, but he cannot presummary judgment if the record, taken as a vail without showing that he had superior whole, “shows that there is no genuine issue as qualifications. See EEOC v. La. Office of to any material fact and that the moving party Cmty. Servs., 47 F.3d 1438, 1445 (5th Cir. is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” 1995). Because he has not, he cannot FED. R. CIV. P. 56(c). If a party “fails to make establish that the defendants’ proffered rea- a showing sufficient to establish the existence son—that the other candidate was more qualiof an element essential to that party’s case and fied—was pretextual. on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial,” rule 56(c) mandates summary judgment for the opposing side. Celotex Corp. 2