Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. City of Gainesville
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2001No. 99-41472PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Alan D. Ratliff (“Ratliff’) appeals the trial court’s jury instructions, as well as its decision to admit certain spoliation evidence, in an age discrimination lawsuit that he filed against the City of Gaines-ville, Texas (“the City” or “Gainesville”). For the following reasons, we affirm in part, and we reverse in part and remand for a new trial.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In November 1994, Gainesville hired a recruiting firm, Ralph Anderson & Associates (“RAA”), to conduct a search for a new city manager. David Eisenlohr (“Ei-senlohr”), then president of…
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