The opinion
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 97-20105
Summary Calendar
PAULINE SKINNER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VERSUS
JESSE BROWN, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Southern District of Texas
(H-94-CV-865)
December 12, 1997
Before DUHÉ, DEMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiff Pauline Skinner, an African-American woman over
forty years of age, filed this suit against Jesse Brown, Secretary
of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, alleging discrimination and
retaliation on the basis of her race and age in violation of Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §2000e
*
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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under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.
et seq., and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended
29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.. Plaintiff asserts claims of disparate
treatment based on her race and age, retaliation based on her race
and age, and a racially hostile work environment. The district
court granted Defendant’s motion for summary judgment and denied
Plaintiff’s.
We have carefully reviewed the briefs, record excerpts, and
the relevant portions of the record itself. We affirm
substantially for the reasons stated by the district court in its
memorandum opinion and order signed October 31, 1996 and filed
November 1, 1996. AFFIRMED.