Legal Opinion

Rios v. Rossotti

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 17, 2001No. 00-50226PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Josephine Rios, brought claims of discrimination and retaliation against the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS” or “Service”) based on her non-selection for position vacancies within the agency. On appeal, she contends that the district court erred in granting summary judgment against her claims. Plaintiff argues that she created a genuine issue of material fact as to the Service’s motives in not selecting her to fill the position vacancies. We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

BACKGROUND

Rios filed her original complaint in federal court on September…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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