Legal Opinion
Lorenzo W. Coats v. Percy Pierre
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1990No. 88-2308PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
In August of 1978, the appellant, Dr. Lorenzo Coats, was hired by Prairie View A & M University to teach biology to students not majoring in science. He was employed from September 1978 until May 1985 pursuant to annual contracts. In the fall of 1983, the Biology Departmental Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee reviewed Dr. Coats’s performance to determine whether tenure should be granted him, ultimately recommending against it. Their recommendation was then forwarded, in turn, first to Dr. Jewel Berry, the head of the Biology Department, then to Dr. Edward Martin, the…
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