SESSIONS v. RUSK STATE HOSPITAL

No. 80-1359.

648 F.2d 1066 (1981)

Walter SESSIONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RUSK STATE HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

June 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daves, McCabe & Crews, Martha McCabe, Tyler, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Iris J. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before SKELTON, Senior Judge, and RUBIN and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

In this employment discrimination action, a black male trainee at a state institution contends that he was denied a promotion because of his race. Suit was originally brought against the state employer pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, but an amended complaint was filed seven months later asserting a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Because we find that the amendment related...

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