States District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed Peralta's employment discrimination case as frivolous on December 26, 1995.  Peralta appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  On April 17, 1996, the Fifth Circuit dismissed Peralta's appeal as frivolous and warned him that "further efforts on his part to pursue the subject matter of this case in any federal court within this circuit may subject him to sanctions."   On June 13, 1996, Peralta filed a notice of appeal with this court, apparently challenging both the district court's decision and the Fifth Circuit's dismissal of his appeal.


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This court's jurisdiction is set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1295.  Because this employment discrimination case does not fall within the categoryAre you feeling the chill more than usual this spring? That might be because Melbourne is shivering through the coldest start to spring in more than a decade.

Bureau of Meteorology records reveal the average maximum temperature for the first 13 days of spring in the city this year is a scant 16.1 degrees.

Another icy winter blast at Falls Creek on Thursday, in the midst of spring. Credit:Chris Hocking

The last time the average dipped below that in the first two weeks of September, was in 2004.

"We've certainly had a few instances of low snowfalls," Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Stuart Coombs said.