Legal Opinion
Kokes v. Angelina College
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided November 18, 2004No. 09-03-520 CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Ronald Kokes, a sixty-five-year-old white male, complains Angelina College discriminated against him on the basis of age, race, and sex by selecting Benetha Jackson, a thirty-five-year-old black female, as psychology instructor despite his claimed superior qualifications. After filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and being granted the right to sue, Kokes sued the College in state district court. He alleged Angelina’s conduct violated state and federal law.1 Angelina removed the cause to federal court. The federal court granted summary judgment in favor…
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