Legal Opinion
Alejandro Perez v. Laredo Junior College
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1983No. 82-2464PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Invoking 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 (1976) and id. § 1983 (Supp. III 1979), a member of the faculty of a state college contends that he was denied additional compensation due him after he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The district court dismissed the action because the plaintiff failed to file his claim within two years of the time additional compensation was first denied him, and, therefore, the Texas statute of limitations barred his claims. The sole issue is whether any of the claims asserted were continuing violations of the plaintiff’s federal rights and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Chardon v. FernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by82 opinions
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- Starrett v. WadleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Earl Johnson v. General ElectricCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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