Barber v. C1 Truck Driver Training LLC, et al., No. 10-3570 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sued defendant, asserting racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e to 2000e-17, and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act, Ark. Code Ann. 16-123-101 to -108. The district court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment. The court held that defendant offered nondiscriminatory, legitimate grounds for its decisions not to promote plaintiff and to terminate him. The court also held that, considering both plaintiff's individual claims and the cumulative effects of those claims, no reasonable jury could find pretext or discrimination. Therefore, the court affirmed the grant of summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff's claim that he was not promoted because of racial discrimination. The court also held that plaintiff's retaliation claim was properly dismissed.
Court Description: Civil case - Employment discrimination. Assuming plaintiff made a prima facie case, the employer offered nondiscriminatory, legitimate grounds for its decision concerning its decisions not to promote plaintiff and to terminate him, which plaintiff failed to show were pretexts for racial discrimination; dismissal of retaliation claim affirmed.
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