KRYSTEK v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

Nos. 97-60598, 97-60824.

164 F.3d 251 (1999)

Dennis J. KRYSTEK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-Appellant. Dennis J. Krystek, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. University of Southern Mississippi, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim Turner Chaze, Hattiesburg, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lee Partee Gore, Hattiesburg, MS, Robert Garfield Jenkins, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael Cameron Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Dennis J. Krystek was an assistant professor at the University of Southern Mississippi ("USM") who was denied tenure because he failed to publish any scholarly work. He sued USM, alleging discrimination based on gender, arguing that women were held to a lesser standard. A jury agreed and found that USM violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by denying him tenure. On appeal, USM argues...

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