Stokes v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MILLER, District Judge.

Andrew Stokes filed a three-count complaint against his employer, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, its parent corporation Norfolk Southern Corporation, and one of his supervisors, Robert Williamson. Mr. Stokes claims he was discriminated against because of his race when his employer laid him off on February 14,1997, and then refused his repeated requests to “bump” into foreman positions up to and including January 4, 1998. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, a motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rules…