Legal Opinion
Byrd v. the Baltimore Sun Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 29, 2003No. CIV. JFM-00-2677PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOTZ, District Judge.
Karl Byrd, Sr. filed suit against The Baltimore Sun Company (“The Sun”) and the Baltimore Graphic Communications Union Local 31 (the “Union”) alleging unlawful employment discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. 1 The parties have conducted discovery, and defendants now move for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, I will grant defendants’ motions.
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Byrd, an African-American, began working for The Sun’s paper handling department in 1979. 2 (ComplJ8.) In October 1997, Byrd discovered a note in his employment…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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