Fuhr v. City of Sherman, Texas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION BENJAMIN ROBERT FUHR § § v. § CIVIL NO. 4:21-CV-549-SDJ § CITY OF SHERMAN, TEXAS § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This failure-to-promote case arises from the departure of the City of Sherman’s long-serving Animal Services Department Manager. The City went through a hiring process to fill the vacancy and considered several internal candidates, all of whom are white, including Plaintiff Benjamin Robert Fuhr. Ultimately, the City hired an outside candidate, who is black, to fill the Department Manager position. Fuhr then…