Karen McPeters v. Frederick Edwards

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Karen McPeters v. Frederick Edwards, 464 F. App'x 351 (5th Cir. 2012)

Karen McPeters v. Frederick Edwards

Opinion

*352 BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge: *

Plaintiff-Appellant Karen McPeters appeals the district court’s dismissal of her suit against Defendants-Appellees the Honorable Frederick Edwards, Barbara Adamick, Montgomery County, and Reed Elsevier, doing business as LexisNexis. Judge Edwards designated an employment discrimination suit filed by McPeters as an electronic filing (“e-file”) case, thereby requiring that she pay certain fees imposed by LexisNexis in order to file pleadings and other court documents electronically. In the district court, McPeters sought to have the e-filing fees declared unconstitutional as denying her access to the courts, as well as in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68. She also brought various state and common-law claims, over which the district court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction once it had dismissed her constitutional and federal claims.

After considering the record, the parties’ briefs and the arguments contained therein, as well as entertaining oral argument, this Court is of the firm commitment that no reversible error has been shown. The ruling of the district court is therefore AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in fifth Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

Reference

Full Case Name
Karen McPETERS, Individually, and on Behalf of Those Individuals, Persons and Entities Who Are Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant v. the Honorable Frederick E. EDWARDS, Individually and in His Capacity as the District Judge of the 9th District Court Montgomery County, Texas; Barbara Gladden Adamick, Individually and as the District Court Clerk of Montgomery County, Texas; Montgomery County, Texas; And Reed Elsevier, Inc. D/B/A LexisNexis, Defendants-Appellees
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Unpublished