Legal Opinion

Leo LaPOINTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED AUTOWORKERS LOCAL 600, and Doug Thompson, Defendants-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 9, 1993No. 92-1280PublishedCited by 345 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Leo LaPointe appeals the summary judgment dismissal of his Age Discrimination in Employment Act claim. We reverse and remand for the following reasons.

I

Plaintiff-appellant Leo LaPointe (“La-Pointe”) was employed by the Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) in its Parts Depot from 1967 until his retirement on January 1, 1990. While employed by Ford, LaPointe was a member of defendant-appellee United Autoworkers Local 600 (“Local 600”), an amalgamated union whose membership works for several different employers. Consequently, Local 600 is divided into…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. ThurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by345 opinions

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  2. Edward E. ERCEGOVICH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  3. Pram Nguyen v. City of ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  4. Willie Love TALLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRAVO PITINO RESTAURANT, LTD., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  5. Charlene Bush, Wife John Bush, Husband v. David Rauch D. Brad Campbell, Individually and OfficiallyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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