Deron King v. Butts County Georgia

Deron King sued Butts County, Georgia and former County Administrator Van G. Whaler in his individual capacity for employment discrimination and retaliation under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. King appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Butts County and Whaler. King raises two issues on appeal: 1) whether the district court erred by failing to view the facts, and reasonable inferences drawn therefrom, in the light most favorable to King in concluding that King failed to present sufficient circumstantial evidence of race discrimination or retaliation to survive…