United States Fifth Circuit

In a suit brought by a probation officer against a county corrections department claiming race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII, dismissal of the claims is reversed and remanded for further proceedings where, contrary to the lower court's conclusion, it had not been established as a matter of law that the department was not the officer's employer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2007
• Published 02/15/2007

Judges

• OWEN, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, PRADO and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael K. Muhammad (argued), The Muhammad Law Firm, Dallas, TX, for Muhammad.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ruth Ruggero Hughs (argued), Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.