Ceasar Gaiters, Jr. v. Loretta Lynn

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Ceasar Gaiters, Jr. appeals a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissing on the merits his diversity claim against appellee Loretta Lynn for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The claim arose out of allegedly racially disparaging comments Lynn addressed publicly to Gaiters during her performance in the Richmond Coliseum, where Gaiters served as a security guard. We agree with the district court that as a matter of law Lynn's conduct, as pleaded, was not actionable under state tort law, and we…