Legal Opinion
Horaist v. Doctor's Hospital of Opelousas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2001No. 99-31121, 99-31138PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Deborah Horaist was fired by Doctor’s Hospital of Opelousas, allegedly in retaliation for reporting unwelcome sexual advances from her supervisors. She sued the alleged harassers, the hospital, and several of its officers (collectively “defendants”) under title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3), and state law. Defendants moved to disqualify Horaist’s counsel on the ground that he had an intimate relationship with her.
The district court denied the motion but certified its ruling for interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). The court also dismissed most of Horaist’s…
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