Vaughn Case Brief
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918 F.2d 517
54 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 870,
55 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,455, 59 USLW 2378
Emma S. VAUGHN, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Robert EDEL, et al., Defendants,
Texaco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 90-3181
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals,
Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 6, 1990.
Page 518
Kenneth J. Beck, Harvey, La., for plaintiff-appellant.
Albert H. Hanemann, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, John D. Fitzmorris, Jr., Legal Dept. New Orleans, La., for Texaco.
Page 519
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Before GEE, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Emma S. Vaughn contests the judgment rendered in favor of defendant Texaco, Inc., dismissing with prejudice Vaughn's race and sex discrimination suit filed pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq. Because the magistrate clearly erred in finding no racial discrimination, we reverse.
I
Procedural History
Vaughn filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which determined that the evidence did not establish a violation of Title VII. She then filed this lawsuit against Texaco and against Roger Keller, manager of the Land Department for much of Vaughn's tenure with Texaco; Ronald O'Dwyer, who succeeded Keller as manager; and Robert Edel, chief contract analyst and Vaughn's supervisor. When Texaco assumed responsibility for the individual defendants, Vaughn agreed to their dismissal as defendants. The parties consented to proceedings before a magistrate who, finding as a "matter of law" that Vaughn's firing did not constitute racial discrimination, dismissed the suit. Vaughn timely appealed. 1
II
A. Operable Facts
In August 1979, Vaughn, a black female attorney, became an associate contract analyst in Texaco's Land
918 F.2d 517
54 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 870,
55 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,455, 59 USLW 2378
Emma S. VAUGHN, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Robert EDEL, et al., Defendants,
Texaco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 90-3181
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals,
Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 6, 1990.
Page 518
Kenneth J. Beck, Harvey, La., for plaintiff-appellant.
Albert H. Hanemann, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, John D. Fitzmorris, Jr., Legal Dept. New Orleans, La., for Texaco.
Page 519
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Before GEE, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Emma S. Vaughn contests the judgment rendered in favor of defendant Texaco, Inc., dismissing with prejudice Vaughn's race and sex discrimination suit filed pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq. Because the magistrate clearly erred in finding no racial discrimination, we reverse.
I
Procedural History
Vaughn filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which determined that the evidence did not establish a violation of Title VII. She then filed this lawsuit against Texaco and against Roger Keller, manager of the Land Department for much of Vaughn's tenure with Texaco; Ronald O'Dwyer, who succeeded Keller as manager; and Robert Edel, chief contract analyst and Vaughn's supervisor. When Texaco assumed responsibility for the individual defendants, Vaughn agreed to their dismissal as defendants. The parties consented to proceedings before a magistrate who, finding as a "matter of law" that Vaughn's firing did not constitute racial discrimination, dismissed the suit. Vaughn timely appealed. 1
II
A. Operable Facts
In August 1979, Vaughn, a black female attorney, became an associate contract analyst in Texaco's Land