Gonzalez v. City of Lubbock, TX ( 1998 )

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-11289
Summary Calendar
ERNESTO S. GONZALEZ,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, a
Municipal Corporation, ET AL.,
Defendants,
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, a
Municipal Corporation,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:96-CV-183
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August 14, 1998
Before JONES, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Ernesto Gonzalez appeals the district court’s order granting
summary judgment in favor of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and
dismissing Gonzalez’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action.
Gonzalez also appeals the district court’s protective order
limiting his discovery of certain internal affairs and personnel
files of police officers within the Lubbock Police Department.
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 97-11289
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Gonzalez argues that the district court abused its discretion in
limiting his discovery of the Lubbock Police Department’s
internal affairs files and the personnel files and that the
district court erred in granting a summary judgment in favor of
the City of Lubbock concerning his claims that the City had a
policy or custom of condoning police misconduct, that the City
failed to train and supervise its officers adequately, and that
police officers initially stopped Gonzalez’s vehicle because he
was Hispanic. We have reviewed the record and parties’ briefs
and the AFFIRM the district court’s summary judgment for
essentially the same reasons set forth by the district court.
Gonzalez v. City of Lubbock, Texas, No. 5:96-CV-183 (N.D. Tex.
Sept. 25, 1997).
AFFIRMED.