DEINES v. TEXAS DEPT. OF PROT. & REG. SERVICES

No. 97-50481.

164 F.3d 277 (1999)

Walter DEINES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Berry, James Kirby Read, Berry & Ainsa, El Paso, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James Bickford Pinson, Austin,, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Walter Deines appeals the dismissal of his national origin discrimination claim brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. He challenges specifically the district court's jury charge regarding his burden of persuasion of proving pretext. We reemphasize the general rule that differences in qualifications between job candidates are generally...

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