Legal Opinion
Augusta Clark v. Tarrant County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1986No. 85-1249PublishedCited by 432 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, current or former female employees of the Tarrant County Adult Probation Department (Adult Probation), brought this suit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Adult Probation and Tarrant County, Texas, claiming that they had been paid less than men who performed similar work and that they had been denied promotions because of their sex. The district court granted summary judgment for Tarrant County, holding that the probation officers were not employees of the County. The court dismissed the action against Adult Probation for lack…
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