Legal Opinion

Ronald Heggemeier v. Caldwell County, Texas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 23, 2016No. 15-50485PublishedCited by 120 opinions

1Per curiam

Ronald Heggemeier, a white male, is a former employee of Caldwell County, Texas. In general terms, he contends that a Hispanic voting bloc on the Caldwell County Commissioners Court eliminated his position due to his race, age, and age-related protected activities, violating his due-process rights along the way. Heggemeier therefore sued Caldwell County, the Commissioners Court, and Commissioners Alfred Munoz, Ernesto “Neto” Madrigal, and Joe Roland (“Appellees”), asserting federal claims for: (1) race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”); (2)…

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