UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 95-10346 Summary Calendar _____________________

CURTIS BROADNAX,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

LONE STAR GAS COMPANY, A DIVISION OF ENSERCH CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (3:94-CV-752-D) _____________________________________________________

December 11, 1995

Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:1

In this action claiming race discrimination in his discharge

from his accountant position, in violation of Title VII of the

Civil Rights Act of 1967, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., Curtis

Broadnax, pro se, challenges the district court's denial of his

motion for appointment of counsel and the summary judgment granted

his employer, Lone Star Gas Co. (Broadnax did not respond to the

summary judgment motion.) We conclude that the district court did

1 Local Rule 47.5 provides: "The publication of opinions that have no precedential value and merely decide particular cases on the basis of well-settled principles of law imposes needless expense on the public and burdens on the legal profession." Pursuant to that Rule, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published. not abuse its discretion in denying appointment of counsel. And,

for the reasons stated in the district court's opinion (it assumed

arguendo that Broadnax established a prima facie case), we

conclude, based on our de novo review, that the summary judgment

was proper. Accordingly, we

AFFIRM.

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