Legal Opinion
Trevino v. Celanese Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1983No. 81-2482PublishedCited by 287 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Introduction
Israel Trevino appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants Celanese Corporation, Celanese Chemical Company,1 and Arthur Brothers, Inc. (ABI) on his Title VII claim, and from the court’s award of attorney’s fees against him based on its finding that his action was frivolous, unreasonable and without foundation. Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA) appeals the award of attorney’s fees against it for what the court found was an abuse of legal process. Careful review of the record leads us to conclude that summary judgment was…
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