HENDRIX v. MEMORIAL HOSP. OF GALVESTON COUNTY

No. 85-2263 Summary Calendar.

776 F.2d 1255 (1985)

Dorothy L. HENDRIX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF GALVESTON COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing December 23, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon R. Cooper, II, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

James R. Ansel, Scott Lyford, Galveston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge:

This incredibly aged case must be REVERSED and REMANDED to the district court for further proceedings. Although resulting from an employment discrimination claim filed nearly nine years ago, the lawsuit was timely filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1) and the proper party defendant added under Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c). The responsibility for the delay, with all of the unfortunate costs and consequences that...

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