Summary Calendar MAURICE JARJOURA v. Ericsson, Inc.

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
December 17, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-10562
Summary Calendar
MAURICE JARJOURA
Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
ERICSSON, INC.
Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:01-CV-1542-L
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Before KING, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and BARKSDALE, Circuit
Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Maurice Jarjoura appeals the district court’s grant of
summary judgment to the defendant on Jarjoura’s complaint
alleging that he was wrongfully discharged in retaliation for
taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); 29
U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. The district court determined that
Jarjoura did not establish a prima facie case of retaliation and,
alternatively, that if a prima facie case had been established,

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then the defendant had articulated a legitimate reason for the
discharge that was not a pretext for discrimination.
The district court did not err in determining that Jarjoura
had not made a prima facie case for retaliation because he did
not show that there was a causal connection between his taking
FMLA leave and his discharge for violation of a company policy.
See Chaffin v. Carter Co., Inc., 179 F.3d 316, 319 (5th Cir.
1999). Inasmuch as the record supports the district court’s
determination that Jarjoura failed to establish a prima facie
case, it is unnecessary to address Jarjoura’s arguments
challenging the district court’s alternative holding that, even
if a prima facie case was shown, there was no evidence of
pretext.
AFFIRMED.

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