Legal Opinion
Turner v. City of Beaumont
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided March 11, 1993No. Civ. A. No. 1:92-CV-60Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
COBB, District Judge.
FACTS
This is an employment discrimination case. On October 4, 1991, some of the City of Beaumont’s black employees staged a work stoppage. They called a press conference as a protest against the City’s alleged refusal to give them a fair hearing on certain complaints. The City fired numerous employees due to their participation.
Plaintiffs Turner and Robinson filed employment discrimination complaints against the City claiming they were demoted because of their actions. Plaintiff Smith asserts he attended and supported the press conference although he did not…
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