Case: 24-51027 Document: 135-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/25/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals ____________ Fifth Circuit FILED No. 24-51027 November 25, 2025 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk Deliris Montanez Berrios, Plaintiff—Appellant, versus Craig W. Cox, Defendant—Appellee. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:23-CV-63 ______________________________ Before Smith, Higginson, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * This is an appeal from a summary judgment that the district court granted in a comprehensive, convincing 20-page Order filed December 9, 2024. The court accurately described the case as “involv[ing] Plaintiff’s claim that Defendant, her former commander from the United States Army Reserve, sent a defamatory message to her employer, United States Border

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 24-51027 Document: 135-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/25/2025

No. 24-51027

Patrol, leading to her forced resignation.” The plaintiff is pro se.

We have reviewed the briefs, pertinent parts of the record, and the applicable law. The summary judgment is AFFIRMED, essentially for the reasons assigned by the district court.

All pending motions are DENIED.