Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided July 24, 1997No. 1:95-cv-00785PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SPARKS, District Judge.
The plaintiff brings this cause of action against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”) alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment-Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 ef seq. (“ADEA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Texas Labor Code Ann. §§ 21.001-306. The plaintiff Cecil Simpson is 70 years old and was employed by the TDCJ for over 25 years. Simpson alleges the TDCJ failed to promote him to the Director of the Pardons and Paroles Division in July 1994 because of his age and sex. Simpson also…
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