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*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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
September 12, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-20855
VIRGINIA FISHER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,,
versus
GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, ET AL,
Defendants,
GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas
Before KING, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
On consideration of the record, briefs, and argument of
counsel, this court concludes that under all the circumstances, the
district court abused its discretion in entirely denying the Rule
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56(f) motion of plaintiff-appellant, who had not been allowed
(despite appropriate request) to take any deposition, and
accordingly the district court’s grant of summary judgment for
defendant-appellee is vacated, and the cause is remanded for
further proceedings not inconsistent herewith.
VACATED and REMANDED
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