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Try CasePortal for FreePer curiam, the Fifth Circuit finds the district court properly dismissed hostile work environment claims brought by the Baptist chaplain employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The chaplain filed a formal complaint against the Catholic chaplain for derogatory remarks made against Protestants, alleging religious discrimination. The Complaint Adjudication Office (CAO) found that the “record support[ed] a claim of harassment based on religion” and awarded damages. The chaplain has mistaken “a suit to enforce the final administrative disposition” with a suit seeking “de novo review of the disposition.” The district court is not bound by the CAO’s finding of liability, and the chaplain has failed to present evidence supporting hostile work environment claims. Affirmed.