Rakhshandeh v. Texas Tech University

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:20-cv-00110

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Employment

Judge:

D. Gordon Bryant, Jr

  1. February 01, 2023

    Texas Tech Defeats Iranian Ex-Professor's Bias Suit

    A Texas federal judge agreed to permanently toss an Iranian former Texas Tech University professor's bias suit, saying his decision to withdraw his tenure application cannot sustain his allegations of unlawful discrimination by the university.

  2. July 15, 2022

    Iranian Ex-Professor Urges Judge To Keep Bias Suit Alive

    An Iranian former Texas Tech University professor asked a judge not to toss his national origin discrimination suit against the school for the second time, saying he has supplied enough proof of bias for the case to continue.

  3. May 20, 2022

    Texas Tech Escapes Iranian Prof's Bias Suit For Now

    A Texas federal judge on Friday agreed to toss a former Texas Tech University assistant professor's claim that he was denied tenure because he is Iranian, but gave him two weeks to amend his complaint to better support his assertions.