Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. University of Texas Health Science Center
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 2007No. 05-21050UnpublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
The plaintiff filed an employment discrimination suit against a state agency and individual defendants, and the district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment. We affirm.
Cornelius Sullivan filed an age discrimination charge with the EEOC after his employer, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch (UTHSC), allegedly terminated his employment in violation of federal law. The EEOC later transmitted a copy of the charge to the Civil Rights Division of the Texas Workforce Commission. As part of its…
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