JENKINS v. STATE OF LA., THRU DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 88-3507.

874 F.2d 992 (1989)

Kevin R. JENKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Thru the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnnie A. Jones, Johnnie A. Jones, Jr., Jones & Jones, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph E. Kopsa, Asst. Atty. Gen., William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before RUBIN, KING, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Kevin R. Jenkins, a black employee, brought a claim of religious and racial discrimination against his former employer. The district court held that Jenkins' treatment was not racially motivated and found that the evidence did not support his claim of religious discrimination. Because the record supports these conclusions, we affirm the judgment.

I.

Jenkins began his employment with the Hunt Correctional Center, a medium...

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