Legal Opinion
William Fisher v. Lufkin Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2017No. 15-40428PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
William Fisher brought this action against his former employer, Lufkin Industries, Inc., alleging, inter alia, that Luf-kin violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et. seq., by discharging him in retaliation for his complaint that his direct supervisor racially harassed him. 1 Following a two-day evi-dentiary hearing, the presiding magistrate judge, acting as a special master pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e — 5(f)(5) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53, issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the District Court find…
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