Ashley Womack v. Rustin Wright ( 2019 )

Case: 19-40726 Document: 00515248754 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/26/2019
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 19-40726 FILED
Summary Calendar December 26, 2019
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
ASHLEY B. WOMACK,
Plaintiff - Appellee
v.
RUSTIN P. WRIGHT,
Defendant - Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:18-CV-567
Before WIENER, HAYNES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Rustin Wright appeals the district court’s order remanding this case,
originally a family law case, back to the state court for want of federal
jurisdiction. For starters, we note that we lack jurisdiction to address any of
the grounds Wright raises save and except his argument that 28 U.S.C. § 1443
provides a ground for removal. 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d); Dunn v. Miller, 695 F.
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
Case: 19-40726 Document: 00515248754 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/26/2019
No. 19-40726
App’x 799, 800 (5th Cir. 2017). Accordingly, we address only the § 1443
arguments and dismiss the remainder for want of jurisdiction.
As to § 1443, we concur with the district court’s analysis that this case
does not meet the standards of that statute, which is grounded in racial
equality. See Georgia v. Rachel, 384 U.S. 780 (1966); see also Dunn, 695 F.
App’x at 800 (collecting cases). Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court’s §
1443 determination for essentially the same reasons stated by the district
court.
AFFIRMED in part; DISMISSED in part.
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