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VIELMA v. EUREKA CO.

No. 99-50181.

218 F.3d 458 (2000)

Eva VIELMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EUREKA COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mara A. Blatt (argued), Law Office of Mara A. Blatt, El Paso, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael David McQueen (argued), Kemp, Smith, Duncan & Hammond, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Eva Vielma (Vielma) brought this action against her employer, defendant-appellee Eureka Company (Eureka), alleging Texas law claims of age and disability discrimination. The district court found that Vielma's state claims were time-barred because she had not filed suit in state court within sixty days of receiving her "right to sue" letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Accordingly, the district...

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