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PETTERWAY v. VETERANS ADMIN. HOSP., HOUSTON, TEX.

No. 73-1772.

495 F.2d 1223 (1974)

Bob S. PETTERWAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TEXAS, and Dr. John W. Claiborne, Jr., Individually, etc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 12, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gabrielle K. McDonald, Mark T. McDonald, Houston, Tex., William L. Robinson, Jack Greenberg, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., Charles B. Wolfe, Robert Darden, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before BELL, COLEMAN and RONEY, Circuit Judges:

BELL, Circuit Judge:

This is a suit against an agency and an official of the federal government for alleged racially discriminatory employment practices. Solely on the ground of sovereign immunity, the district court granted the government's motion to dismiss.1 For reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In this complaint appellant alleged that he was first...

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