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Fonteneaux v. Shell Oil Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jul 30, 2008
289 F. App'x 695 (5th Cir. 2008)

Summary

holding failure to promote claim under Section 1981 was subject to two year limitations period because the desired promotion was a separate job that included supervisory responsibility

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Opinion

No. 08-20037 Summary Calendar.

July 30, 2008.

Melvin Houston, Melvin Houston Associates, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Epstein Becker Green Wickliff Hall, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 4:05-CV-4033.

Before STEWART, OWEN, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


Summaries of

Fonteneaux v. Shell Oil Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jul 30, 2008
289 F. App'x 695 (5th Cir. 2008)

holding failure to promote claim under Section 1981 was subject to two year limitations period because the desired promotion was a separate job that included supervisory responsibility

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concluding that the promotion from a position without "any supervisory capacity" to one allowing the plaintiff to "hire and fire subordinates" was "the type of relationship that creates a new and distinct employment relationship"

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applying Texas's two-year limitations period to a § 1981 failure to promote claim

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applying Texas's two-year limitations period to a § 1981 failure to promote claim

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Case details for

Fonteneaux v. Shell Oil Co.

Case Details

Full title:James FONTENEAUX, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SHELL OIL CO; Shell Information…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jul 30, 2008

Citations

289 F. App'x 695 (5th Cir. 2008)

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