Johnny Jones v. City of Lakeland

Johnny Jones and Kimberly Singleton, both black employees, appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of their employer, the City of Lakeland (“the City”), in their discrimination actions, brought pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, the Florida Civil Rights Act (“FCRA”), Fla. Stat. § 760.10, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. Upon review of the record and after hearing oral argument, we affirm.

I. Background

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Jones and Singleton as the non-moving parties, the record established the following facts.

a. Jones’s allegations

Jon…