Newkirk v. GKN Armstrong Wheels, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT GKN ARMSTRONG WHEELS, INC.’S PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED PETITION OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MARK W. BENNETT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ..1179

A. Factual Background ... 1179

B. Procedural Background ... 1182

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ... 1182

A. Summarg Judgment Standards ...1182

B. Newkirk’s Title VII Reverse Race Discrimination Claim ... 1185

*11791. Is a Title VII reverse race discrimination claim cognizable? .. .1185

2. Is Newkirk’s reverse race…