Legal Opinion
Mayfield v. Patterson Pump Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1996No. 95-9202PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a) (1994) and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1994), Appellant, Christopher Todd Mayfield (“Mayfield”), an African-American employee of Appellee, Patterson Pump Company (“Patterson”) filed suit against Patterson alleging that he was discriminated against on the basis of race. 1 Patterson moved for summary judgment contending, among other reasons, that Mayfield was fired for a legitimate, nondiseriminatory reason. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Patterson on all counts. Mayfield…
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