Legal Opinion
Acosta v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided July 5, 2022No. 3:21-cv-00816Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION JEFFREY ACOSTA, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:21-CV-0816-B § TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL § JUSTICE, § § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Defendant Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”)’s limited motion for summary judgment. Doc. 44, Mot. Summ. J. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND This is a racial discrimination case.1 Plaintiff Jeffrey Acosta (“Acosta”) is a Hispanic man whose grandparents are from Mexico. Doc. 28, 2d Am. Compl., ¶ 23.…
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