Legal Opinion
Lois Davis v. Fort Bend County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2014No. 13-20610PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Lois M. Davis (“Davis”) filed suit against her former employer, Defendant-Appellee Fort Bend County (“Fort Bend”), alleging discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2000e-17 (“Title VII”). The district court granted Fort Bend’s motion for summary judgment on both claims. For the reasons stated below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
L FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Fort Bend hired Davis in December 2007 as a Desktop Support Supervisor responsible for supervising about fifteen…
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