Willis v. Kerr-McGee Oil Gas
Willis v. Kerr-McGee Oil Gas
Opinion
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit
No. 02-10268 Summary Calendar
DANIEL EUGENE WILLIS; DANIEL'S CONTRACT SERVICES, INC., a Texas for Profit Corporation,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
VERSUS
KERR-MCGEE OIL AND GAS CORPORATION; KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION; JOHN O'NEAL; KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS OFFSHORE, LLC,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas, Abilene Division (1:01-CV-57)
October 29, 2002 Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
In April of 2001, Daniel Eugene Willis, individually, and
Daniel's Contract Services, Inc., a Texas Corporation of which
Daniel Eugene Willis was an officer and shareholder, (hereinafter
* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. jointly referred to as Plaintiffs) filed suit in the State District
Court of Stephens County, Texas, against Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas
Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Offshore,
LLC, and John O'Neal (hereinafter jointly referred to as
Defendants) asserting claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964. Plaintiffs asserted that Defendants engaged in
unlawful employment practices against Plaintiffs because of
Plaintiffs' race and color. Plaintiffs also asserted claims for
willful breach of contract in connection with a master service
agreement between Defendants and Daniel's Contract Services, Inc.
Defendants removed the suit to the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Texas pursuant to the provisions of
28 U.S.C. § 1331and
28 U.S.C. § 1441(b); and, six months later filed a
motion for summary judgment. The federal district court granted
such motion for summary judgment and Plaintiffs appeal.
We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the record excerpts,
and relevant portions of the record itself. For the reasons stated
by the district judge in his order filed January 24, 2002, we
AFFIRM the final judgment, that Plaintiffs take nothing against
Defendants.
AFFIRMED
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