Tutton v. Garland Independent School District

FITZWATER, District Judge:

The instant motion for summary judgment in this race discrimination action presents the questions whether plaintiffs have adduced sufficient summary judgment evidence to warrant a trial and whether plaintiffs and their former counsel should be sanctioned for filing and continuing to prosecute this suit.

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Plaintiffs are five African-Americans who were employed by defendant Garland Independent School District (“GISD”) as members of the maintenance staff and later terminated from employment. Plaintiffs allege they were laid off solely because of their race, and seek…