Williams v. Compression Coat ( 1998 )

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 97-30672
Summary Calendar
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DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
COMPRESSION COAT CORPORATION,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
(96-CV-408)
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January 15, 1998
Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Dwight Williams appeals the summary judgment dismissing his
product liability and negligence claims against Compression Coat
Corporation. Williams, who was nominally employed by Tempower
Services, Inc., when allegedly injured, contends that genuine
issues of material fact exist regarding whether, at that time, he
was the borrowed employee of Compression Coat while working at its
facility. See Green v. Popeye’s Inc., 619 So. 2d 69 (La. App. 3d
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
Cir. 1993); Capps v. N.L. Baroid-NL Industries, Inc., 784 F.2d 615
(5th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 (1986). (Of course, such
status would make Compression Coat immune from suit.) Based on our
de novo review of the summary judgment record, we conclude that
summary judgment was appropriate, and AFFIRM for essentially the
reasons stated by the district court. Williams v. Compression Coat
Corp., No. 96-0408 (W.D. La. Mar. 21, 1997) (unpublished).
AFFIRMED
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