ROLLERSON v. BRAZOS RIVER HARBOR NAVIGATION DIST.

No. 20-40027.

6 F.4th 633 (2021)

Manning ROLLERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRAZOS RIVER HARBOR NAVIGATION DISTRICT OF BRAZORIA COUNTY TEXAS, now known as Port Freeport; United States Army Corps of Engineers, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed July 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Catherine Dinn , Colin Cox , Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Barry Abrams , Blank Rome, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee Brazos River Harbor Navigation District of Brazoria County Texas, now known as Port Freeport.

Jimmy Anthony Rodriguez , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Before Jones, Haynes, and Ho, Circuit Judges.


This case concerns claims under § 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, and the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-06 involving racial claims by the Appellant. As explained below, we AFFIRM in part and REVERSE and REMAND in part.

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