Legal Opinion

Veronica A. Wallace v. The Methodist Hospital System

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 7, 2001No. 00-20255PublishedCited by 337 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Veronica A. Wallace (“Wallace”) appeals the district court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law to the defendant, The Methodist Hospital System (“Methodist”), on her Title VII 1 and Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) 2 claims of sex discrimination. We affirm.

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Wallace began working at Methodist in 1986 as a technician, but in 1990, she entered nursing school. 3 While she was in nursing school, Donna Hahus (“Hahus”), the head nurse of Methodist’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), hired Wallace as a student nurse. In the fall of 1992, soon after…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  2. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by337 opinions

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  4. Manning v. Chevron Chemical Co., LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  5. Alvarado v. Texas RangersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

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