Legal Opinion
Anthony C. Kenney v. Swift Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2003No. 01-3240PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Anthony Kenney, an African American man, challenges the grant of summary judgment in favor of Swift Transportation, Inc. (Swift) in his suit brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. Kenney alleges Swift did not hire him for a position as a trucker because of Kenney’s race. On appeal, Kenney argues the district court improperly weighed evidence in concluding he could not show Swift’s nondiscriminatory reason for refusing to hire him was pretextual. Because we agree, we reverse.
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Kenney alleges he called Swift in October of…
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