Gonzalez vs. City of Lubbock, TX, (5th Cir. 1998)

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* Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR .

R. 47.5.4. IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-11289 Summary Calendar ERNESTO S. GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, a Municipal Corporation, ET AL., Defendants, CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 5:96-CV-183 August 14, 1998 Before JONES, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * Ernesto Gonzalez appeals the district court§ 1983 civil rights action.

Gonzalez also appeals the district courtÂ’s protective order limiting his discovery of certain internal affairs and personnel files of police officers within the Lubbock Police Department.

Gonzalez argues that the district court abused its discretion in limiting his discovery of the Lubbock Police DepartmentÂ’s internal affairs files and the personnel files and that the district court erred in granting a summary judgment in favor of the City of Lubbock concerning his claims that the City had a policy or custom of condoning police misconduct, that the City failed to train and supervise its officers adequately, and that police officers initially stopped GonzalezÂ’s vehicle because he was Hispanic. We have reviewed the record and partiesÂ’ briefs and the AFFIRM the district courtÂ’s summary judgment for essentially the same reasons set forth by the district court.

Gonzalez v. City of Lubbock, Texas , No. 5:96-CV-183 (N.D. Tex.

Sept. 25, 1997).

AFFIRMED.

No. 97-11289

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