IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________

No. 97-20673 Summary Calendar _______________

KOFI AMUA-SEKYI,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

BURTON RAIFORD, Commissioner of Texas Department of Human Services,

and

MAMIE EWING, Regional Administrator of Region 6 of Texas Department of Human Services,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (H-95-CV-1567) _________________________ January 29, 1998

Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The plaintiff, Kofi Amua-Sekyi, sued officials of the

defendant state agency, the Texas Department of Human Services,

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. under title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,

claiming he was unlawfully denied employment after having applied

several times. The matter was submitted by consent to a magistrate

judge, who granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants.

On appeal, Amua-Sekyi pursues only his age discrimination

claim. We affirm, essentially for the reasons given by the

magistrate in her comprehensive and convincing twenty-three-page

Memorandum and Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Summary

Judgment entered on July 16, 1997.

AFFIRMED.

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