Legal Opinion
Davoodi v. Austin Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 2014No. 13-50824PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Mostafa Davoodi appeals the removal of his lawsuit from Texas state court and the dismissal of his entire lawsuit by the district court. We hold that removal from Texas state court was proper. But because the district court gave no notice to Davoodi before its sua sponte dismissal of his state law discriminatory termination claim, we VACATE the dismissal of that claim and REMAND.
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Davoodi filed this lawsuit in Texas state court against his former employer, Austin Independent School District (“AISD”), asserting claims of national origin…
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