Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Watkins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 13, 2010No. 09-10635PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-Appellant Rick Jackson appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees on his claims that he was discharged on account of his race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e; 42 U.S.C. § 1981; and § 21.051 of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 21.001 et seq. (Vernon 2006). For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
I
Prior to his termination, Rick Jackson, who is Caucasian, served in the Dallas County District Attorney’s office for nearly seventeen years. He began his career…
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