Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Formosa Plastics Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 5, 2000No. 00-30169PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Merlon Crawford filed suit alleging that his reassignment by his employer, Formosa Plastics Corporation, constituted disparate treatment resulting from: (1) age discrimination, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, see 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., and (2) race discrimination, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The district court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed Crawford’s claims of race and age discrimination. Crawford filed a timely notice of appeal.
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