Brown v. Mercedes-Benz US International Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION LAURIE ANN PLUMLEY BROWN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Case No. 7:18-cv-01785-SGC MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. ) INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Plaintiff Laurie Ann Plumley Brown initiated this matter by filing a complaint against Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. (“MBUSI”). (Doc. 1).2 Brown asserts claims for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (“Title VII”), and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, as well as age…