Case: 10-60134 Document: 00511245338 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/27/2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 27, 2010 No. 10-60134 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk VERA M. WALKER Plaintiff - Appellant v. EAST CENTRAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INC. Defendant - Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Before REAVLEY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Federal courts are limited in their authority to consider the merits of controversies or order relief from unfair conduct unless given the jurisdiction to do so by law. That law comes from Congress and prior court decisions. The district court has explained accurately by the order of January 11, 2010, why the Plaintiff has failed to present to the court sufficient admissible evidence to allow it to proceed with the claim that there has been a violation of federal statutes or * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.  Case: 10-60134 Document: 00511245338 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/27/2010 No. No. 10-60134 Summary Calendar state tort law. Plaintiff in her brief to this court points to nothing in the record to affect the district court’s judgment. Consequently, the judgment must be affirmed. AFFIRMED. 2