Vyron Brown appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the City of Shreveport and other defendants, dismissing Brown’s § 1981 and § 1983 racial discrimination claims with prejudice.
We review de novo the district court’s order granting summary judgment.1 We will affirm a summary judgment only when there is no genuine issue of material fact.2 But “if the nonmovant fails to establish facts in support of an essential element of his prima facie claim, summary judgment is appropriate.”3
Brown has failed to establish facts in support of multiple elements of his § 1981 and § 1983 claims. First, Brown provides no evidence that the relevant state actors had policy-making authority such that their discretionary decisions could constitute an official municipal policy. Second Brown provides no evidence of widespread and persistent discrimination that could constitute a custom fairly representing an official policy. Third, Brown provides no evidence of purposeful discrimination to support his § 1981 claim.4 Finally, Brown provides no evidence that he was treated less favorably than similarly-situated people outside the protected class. Given these failings, summary judgment was appropriate.5
AFFIRMED.