Rhodes v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DIANA E. MURPHY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Maurice J. Rhodes brought this action against his employer, Northwestern Bell Telephone, alleging race discrimination, in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 2000e. Rhodes is black. He received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1972. Defendant hired him and placed him in its “Initial Management Development Program” (IMDP), which he describes as a special, “accelerated promotional program.” Rhodes asserts that he was not promoted from “level 1,” although he had received uniformly favorable reviews. He states that he…