Legal Opinion
Jones v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided June 30, 1999No. 98-0287-CIVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MORENO, District Judge.
The Plaintiff claims that Winn-Dixie discriminated against him due to his race by transferring him to a different store, creating a hostile work environment, and constructively discharging him in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The Court finds that the Plaintiff fails to make a prima facie case of race discrimination as he cannot show that other similarly situated non-black employees were treated more favorably. In addition, the Court finds no evidence that the employer’s reason for transferring the…
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