Guerrero v. Granite Construction Company, No. 1:2009cv00737 - Document 15 (S.D. Miss. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting 12 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Halil S. Ozerden on 1/7/11. (RLW)

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