Bagg v. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This suit arises out of the termination of employment of James E. Bagg, Jr., appellant, from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) in August 1983. Pleading a variety of causes of action against UTMB and several individual defendants, including an action based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871), appellant sought both damages and reinstatement with back pay. Appellees sought and were granted dismissal of all of appellant’s claims. We affirm the dismissal of UTMB and reverse the dismissal and summary judgment in favor of the individual…