EVANS v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 99-20778.

246 F.3d 344 (2001)

Lee W. EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF HOUSTON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. Lopez (argued), David Lopez & Associates, Houston, TX, for Evans.

Timothy James Higley (argued), Houston, TX, for City of Houston.

Before KING, Chief Judge, PARKER, Circuit Judge, and FURGESON, District Judge.


FURGESON, District Judge:

This is an employment discrimination case. In it, we consider the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing the Plaintiff-Appellant's claims of racial and age discrimination and retaliation under Title VII, the ADEA, and Texas law. We also consider the role and scope of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in racial discrimination suits against a municipality. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM in...

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