LIGON v. LaHOOD

No. 09-10860.

614 F.3d 150 (2010)

Jack W. LIGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ray LaHOOD, U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Aviation Administration, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Leona Fisher (argued), Rebecca L. Fisher & Associates, McGregor, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Donna Kathleen Webb, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), U.S. Attorney's Office, N.D. of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, SMITH and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Jack Ligon appeals the district court's dismissal of his claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The district court dismissed Ligon's ADEA challenge to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) order reducing his areas of authority as a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) because it concluded that Ligon, as a DER, was not an FAA employee within the meaning of the ADEA. Although this may be true, we conclude...

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