VASQUEZ v. McALLEN BAG & SUPPLY CO.

No. 81-2114. Summary Calendar.

660 F.2d 686 (1981)

Natividad VASQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McALLEN BAG & SUPPLY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 6, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Powell, Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., Edinburg, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

James B. Corcoran, Neil Norquest, McAllen, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, GARZA and TATE, Circuit Judges.


TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, Natividad Vasquez, appeals from the district court order denying his claim of discriminatory hiring practices on the basis of national origin under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The discriminatory practice alleged is a requisite that the applicant for a truck driver's position be able to speak English, in an area where 85 percent of the population is of Mexican-American origin and where 60 percent of the population are monolingual Spanish...

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