Bever Properties, LLC and Jesse M. Taylor, D.D.S., P.A. v. Jerry Huffman Custom Builder, L.L.C.

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• considering the prima facie elements of a Title VII retaliation claim in evaluating whether the plaintiff stated a claim for retaliation
• explaining Title VII abrogates Eleventh Amendment immunity for suits against a state agency in its capacity as an employer
• “Title VII . . . abrogates [eleventh-amendment sovereign] immunity for suits against a state in its capacity ‘as employer.’”
• “Title VII. . . abrogates [Eleventh Amendment] immunity for suits against a state in its capacity “as employer.” (quoting Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer, 427 U.S. 445, 452 (1976))
• “In Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 430-32 [] (1976), the Supreme Court held that prosecutors are absolutely immune from damages liability when they act as advocates for the State.”
• “Decisions regarding witness testimony—which witnesses to call, whether potential witnesses are credible, and how to proceed Hudson v. City of New Orleans, 174 F.3d 677, 681 (5th Cir. 1999) (line breaks removed

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