WATKINS v. TREGRE

No. 20-30176.

997 F.3d 275 (2021)

Denise WATKINS, on her own behalf as well as all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael TREGRE, Sheriff and Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed May 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nghana Lewis Gauff , Laplace, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James Bryan Mullaly , Mullaly & Associates, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Jolly, Stewart, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


After she was fired, Denise Watkins sued her former boss, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre, for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for retaliatory discharge under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Sheriff Tregre maintains that he had a legitimate reason for firing...

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