Legal Opinion
Casarez v. Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1999No. 97-11135PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Richard Casarez (“Casarez”) appeals the district court’s judgment as a matter of law in favor of appellee Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Company (“Santa Fe”). We AFFIRM the district court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law on the retaliation issue, REVERSE on the discrimination claim and REMAND for a new trial on the merits.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Casarez, who is Hispanic, had worked at Santa Fe,1 for 20 years, receiving positive evaluations and performance-based bonuses, when Santa Fe promoted Casa-rez to the position of assistant…
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