Legal Opinion
Wheat v. Florida Parish Juvenile Justice Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 5, 2016No. 14-30788PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Lillie Wheat, a former Juvenile Detention Staff Officer (“JDS Officer”) with the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission (“the Commission”), appeals from the district court’s summary-judgment dismissal of her employment-discrimination suit. We AFFIRM in part, and VACATE and REMAND in part.
I
In 2000, Wheat began her employment with the Commission, which operates the Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center (“FPJDC”) in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Wheat was eventually promoted to JDS officer, then to Shift Supervisor in 2005, and ultimately to…
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