ZUNIGA v. KLEBERG COUNTY HOSP., KINGSVILLE, TEX.

No. 81-2061.

692 F.2d 986 (1982)

Rita ZUNIGA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KLEBERG COUNTY HOSPITAL, KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., Robert J. Parmley, Kerrville, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joan E. Bertin, New York City, amicus curiae, for American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, et al.

Gary, Thomasson, Hall & Marks, Richard A. Hall, Corpus Christi, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GEE and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This is a sex discrimination case. Rita Zuniga, an x-ray technician, appeals the decision of the district court that her rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were not violated when her employer, Kleberg County Hospital, terminated her employment upon learning that she was pregnant.

I. FACTS

In July 1971, Rita Zuniga was hired by Kleberg County Hospital as an x-ray technician. She was the first female x...

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