Jackson v. Frisco Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 14-40371 (5th Cir. 2015)
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Plaintiff filed suit against FISD, alleging that FISD discriminated against him because of his race and retaliated against him for reporting the discrimination, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), Tex. Labor Code 21.051, 21.055. The court concluded that FISD's collateral-estoppel claim fails because plaintiff did not have an adequate opportunity to litigate his pending discrimination and retaliation claims before the hearing examiner; FISD is not entitled to summary judgment against plaintiff's discrimination claim because FISD conceded at oral argument that there is a genuine dispute for pretext and a genuine dispute
of material fact exists for whether the allegedly discriminatory animus is imputed to FISD; and FISD is not entitled to summary judgment against plaintiff's retaliation claim where there is a genuine dispute of material fact for why plaintiff's contract was nonrenewed. Accordingly, the court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings.
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