Legal Opinion
Marilyn Wilson v. Ut Health Center, Ut System Police Department, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1992No. 91-4618PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Marilyn Wilson contends that officials of the University of Texas Health Center (UTHC) demoted and discharged her from her position as a sergeant in retaliation for her reports of sexual harassment within the UTHC police force. At the close of Wilson’s case-in-chief, the district court granted all defendants a directed verdict on Wilson’s First Amendment and due process claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on her defamation claim under Texas law. After considering both sides’ evidence, the district court entered judgment against Wilson on her claim under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e…
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