Legal Opinion

Herrera v. Lufkin Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 4, 2007No. 04-8089PublishedCited by 109 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Lewis Herrera appeals the district court’s decision granting his employer, Defendant-Appellee Lufkin Industries, Inc. (“Lufkin”) summary judgment on Herrera’s Title VII claim alleging a racially hostile work environment. Because we conclude that Herrera has presented evidence in support of this claim sufficient to be entitled to have a jury resolve it, we REVERSE the district court’s summary judgment decision and REMAND this Title VII claim to the district court for further proceedings.

The district court also granted Lufkin summary judgment on his…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Green v. BransonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  4. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Pittsburg, Inc. v. Pepsico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  5. Chavez v. State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by109 opinions

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