Legal Opinion
Debra Jean SHEPHERD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF the STATE of TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1999No. 98-20171PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Debra Jean Shepherd (“Shepherd”) brought this action against her employer, the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas (“Comptroller”), alleging a sexually hostile working environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Shepherd appeals the district court’s grant of the Comptroller’s Motion for Summary Judgment. We affirm.
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Shepherd is employed by the Comptroller as a Tax Payer Service Person. Shepherd met co-worker Jodie Moore when he transferred into her office from a different agency. Shepherd…
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