Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Berry Plastics Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2015No. 14-3100PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Karry L. Thomas— who is African American — worked for Defendant-Appellee Berry Plastics Corporation (“Berry”) from 2008 to 2010. Following his termination, Thomas sued Berry, alleging that Berry terminated him in retaliation for opposing racial discrimination within the company. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Berry. Exercising our jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we AFFIRM.
I. Facts
Taking the facts in the light most favorable to Thomas, see Ward v. Jewell, 772 F.3d 1199, 1202 (10th Cir.2014), the record established the…
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