Jones v. Grinnell Corporation

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Sherman Wallace Jones (“Jones”) sued Grinnell Corporation (“Grinnell”), alleging that it had dismissed him in violation of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.001, et seq. (“Texas Human Rights Act”). A jury ruled in favor of Jones. Grinnell now cross-appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law in regards to liability. We vacate the judgment below, finding that Jones’ failure to exhaust state administrative remedies precluded the district court from asserting jurisdiction.

Jones had worked as a…