Pruitt v. USA

*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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
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United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
June 12, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 06-30642
Summary Calendar
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JEANNE PRUITT,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
(USDC No. 2:04-CV-2465-PHM)
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Before REAVLEY, WIENER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jeanne Pruitt appeals the district court’s Rule 52(c) dismissal of her lawsuit under the
Federal Tort Claims Act after Pruitt rested her case at trial. We affirm the judgment for the

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reasons given by the able district court in its ruling from the bench. Pruitt did not establish
that the defendant failed to warn her of the danger created by her conduct, and the district
court’s contrary finding that a prominent warning was in place is supported by the evidence.
AFFIRMED.

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