Legal Opinion

Williams v. Galveston Independent School District

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided March 24, 2003No. CIV.A. G-02-236Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KENT, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Patricia Williams (“Williams”) and Terri Watkins (Watkins) (collectively as “Plaintiffs”) bring this action against their employer Galveston Independent School District (“GISD”). Plaintiffs, who are African-American, allege that GISD is unlawfully discriminating against them because GISD pays two white coworkers higher salaries, despite that Plaintiffs and their white colleagues allegedly have similar jobs with substantially similar responsibilities. Plaintiffs seek damages for…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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