Legal Opinion
Cecil JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1982No. 81-2001PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from an employment discrimination suit timely brought pursuant to section 706 of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Plaintiff Jones alleged that he was discharged after nearly five years as Western’s employee because he was black and that Western maintained discriminatory policies and practices. The district court found that the plaintiff had failed to present the existence of a genuine issue of material fact sufficient to overcome a motion for summary judgment, and the court therefore granted the defendant’s motion for summary…
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