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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
March 26, 2008 Session

DHANANJAYA R. MARPAKA
v.
JAMES A. HEFNER and TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County
No. 03-3888-III Ellen H. Lyle, Chancellor

No. M2007-00733-COA-R3-CV - Filed October 3, 2008
This appeal involves alleged discrimination based on religion and national origin. The plaintiff is a native of India and a practitioner of Hinduism, and is employed as an associate professor at the defendant university.  The plaintiff applied for a promotion to full professor.  His application for promotion was denied, based on his lack of achievement in either academic research or public service activities.  The plaintiff professor filed a lawsuit alleging that the university discriminated against him on the basis of national origin and religion.  The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, proffering the professor

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