Opinion ID: 614738
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Heading: Essential Facts & Procedural History

Text: On May 27, 1997, Eagle Pass employed Mr. Barrientos as an Emergency Medical Technician (“EMT”) - Basic / Firefighter. Mr. Barrientos remained employed with the Eagle Pass Fire Department until September 11, 2008 when Mr. Barrientos resigned from the Eagle Pass Fire Department to pursue a career with the United States Border Patrol. Just nine days later on September 20, 2008, Mr. Barrientos resigned from the United States Border Patrol. On October 3, 2008, Mr. Barrientos met with the Eagle Pass City Manager to discuss his rehiring with the Eagle Pass Fire Department. On November 4, 2008, the Eagle Pass Fire Chief informed Mr. Barrientos that Eagle Pass required him to take and pass a physical agility test for the EMT/firefighter position. On November 5, 2008, Mr. Barrientos took the physical agility exam which was administered in the City of Del Rio, Texas (“Del Rio”) at the Del Rio Fire Department training facility. Although the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (“Commission”) recommends that a certified training officer be present during any and all testing, the Del Rio Fire Department training facility did not have, nor did the Eagle Pass Fire Department provide, a certified training officer to be present on the day Mr. Barrientos was administered the physical agility exam. On March 29, 2009, the Eagle Pass Fire Department hired Denisa Vera as an EMT-Basic. Eagle Pass did not require Ms. Vera to take the physical agility exam prior to being hired. The Eagle Pass Fire Chief contacted Ms. Vera and offered her the position. That same day, Barrientos filed a discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) based on alleged gender discrimination pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e-2(a) (“Title VII”). Mr. Barrientos alleges that the Eagle Pass City Manager represented to him that his rehiring would be 2 Case: 11-50265 Document: 00511621504 Page: 3 Date Filed: 10/04/2011 No. 11-50265 considered, though not necessarily to his previous position, since he had only been gone from the Eagle Pass Fire Department for two weeks. Mr. Barrientos further alleges that Eagle Pass did not advertise the position for which it hired Ms. Vera. Eagle Pass filed a motion for summary judgment on the gender discrimination claim. The district court granted Eagle Pass' motion for summary judgment. Mr. Barrientos appeals.