Legal Opinion
Stanley Johnson v. The Kroger Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2003No. 01-3432PublishedCited by 410 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilman, J., joined by Moore, J.,
ROSEN, D.J., delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Stanley Johnson, an African-American male, brought suit against his former employer, The Kroger Company, alleging that Kroger discharged him on the basis of his race. The district court granted Kroger’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that Johnson had failed to establish that the legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason given by Kroger for terminating Johnson’s employment was a pretext designed to mask racial discrimination. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and…
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