Keith E. Griffin v. Super Valu

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Keith Griffin appeals the district court’s 1 order granting summary judgment to his employer, Super Valu, in this employment discrimination action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e through § 2000e-17. Mr. Griffin, who is black, alleges that he was denied two promotions because of his race. On appeal, Mr. Griffin contends that he should have been allowed to file an untimely response to Super Valu’s summary judgment motion, and that the motion was improperly granted.

I

We first address the question of whether Mr. Griffin…