Marvin Bagley, Jr. v. Bel-Aire Mechanical Inc

MEMORANDUM *

This is an employment discrimination action. Bagley appeals from the district *799court’s order granting summary judgment to Bel-Aire as to his claim of retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. We now reverse, and hold that (1) Bel-Aire failed to meet its burden to proffer a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for terminating Bag-ley, and (2) Bagley has introduced sufficient evidence to raise a triable issue as to whether his termination was retaliatory.

Bagley, an African-American man, began working for Bel-Aire on March 14, 2008 as an apprentice. In April of 2008, Bagley was transferred…