David TORREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO, INC., Defendant-Appellee

Plaintiff David Torrez appeals from an order of the district court granting summary judgment for defendant Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and holding that Torrez’s signing of a release at the time of his employment termination constituted a knowing and voluntary waiver of his right to bring an employment discrimination action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 2000c-5 (1982). Torrez challenges the district court’s consideration of only the language of the release, and not the totality of the circumstances and conditions under which the release was signed. We agree that the district…