Legal Opinion
Dafro M. JEFFERIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1980No. 77-1848PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
In this Title VII case, Appellant Jefferies appeals from a district court order dismissing after trial her claim that her former employer, Harris County Community Action Association (HCCAA), violated Section 703(a) of Title VII 1 by discriminating against her on the basis of race and sex in failing to promote her and in terminating her employment, and violated Section 704(a) of Title VII 2 by terminating her employment in retaliation for filing an EEOC charge and for opposing allegedly unlawful employment practices. 3 The decision below is reported at 425 F.Supp. 1208…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by199 opinions
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