Legal Opinion

Ronald C. Leadbetter v. J. Wade Gilley

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 29, 2004No. 02-6360PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MILLS, District Judge.

The district court awarded summary judgment against Ronald C. Leadbetter on his employment discrimination claims.

He appeals.

We AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In early September 1999, University of Tennessee (the “University”) General Counsel Beauchamp Brogan announced his retirement effective December 31, 1999. The University’s then-president, J. Wade Gilley, proceeded to fill the job opening. Prior to any advertisement of or search for a replacement, Gilley asked Brogan whether he could directly promote Deputy General Counsel Catherine Mizell to the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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3Cited by101 opinions

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