Ferron v. West

ORDER

EDENFIELD, District Judge.

Plaintiff Kenneth C. Ferron, an African American, brought this Title VII, employment discrimination action against the United States Army (the Army). 1 A civilian employee, Ferron alleges, inter alia, that the Army denied him a promotion at its Fort Stewart Fire Department because of his race. Denying all allegations, the Army moves for judgment on the pleadings and for summary judgment.

1. BACKGROUND

Ferron was employed as a Charleston, S.C., firefighter from 1978 until 1982, then as a Charleston naval base firefighter from 1982 until an early 1990s reduction in…