Washington v. Bellsouth Telecom

*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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under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. 01-60570
Summary Calendar
WILLIE WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VERSUS
BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Southern District of Mississippi
(3:00-CV-14-WS)
December 21, 2001
Before DeMOSS, PARKER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Willie Washington (hereinafter plaintiff) sued his employer,
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (hereinafter defendant) in
federal district court alleging that defendant wrongfully denied
him a promotion because of his race. Defendant answered and moved
for summary judgment on the grounds that plaintiff did not receive

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a promotion on the occasions in which he thinks he should have
because plaintiff had not properly registered his name in the
electronic system used by defendant to notify its employees of job
openings. Once plaintiff registered his name in this system, he
did receive a promotion prior to filing this lawsuit. The district
court granted summary judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals.
We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the record excerpts,
and relevant portions of the record itself. For the reasons stated
by the district court in its Memorandum Opinion and Order dated
June 12, 2001, we affirm the Final Judgment of the district court
of even date therewith which dismissed all of plaintiff’s claims
with prejudice.
AFFIRMED.

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