Benes v. City of Dallas

02-10419Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitOct 29, 2002

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*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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
No. 02-10419
Summary Calendar
Frantisek Benes, P.E.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
City of Dallas, Et Al.,
Defendants,
City of Dallas,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Norther District of Texas
(3:99-CV-771-P)
October 28, 2002
Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.*
PER CURIAM:
Frantisek Benes (hereinafter "Benes") is a 51 year old white
male who was born and educated in Czechoslovakia and immigrated to
the United States in 1986. He went to work for the City of Dallas
in its Water Utilities Division and over the years received regular
promotions and pay raises. In April 1999, Benes sued the City of

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Dallas for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Civil Rights
Act of 1866 and 1871, and the equal protection clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After
various amendments to his Complaint, the City moved for Summary
Judgment which was granted in toto by the trial court. Benes
appeals to this Court.
We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the reply brief, the
record excerpts and relevant portions of the record itself. For
the reasons stated by the district judge in his memorandum opinion
and Order filed February 26, 2002, containing 30 pages of careful
and thorough analysis, we affirm the Final Judgment entered by the
district judge, that Benes take nothing from his claims against the
City of Dallas. AFFIRM.

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