Legal Opinion
Clement SUMNER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 28, 1990No. 762, Docket 89-6191PublishedCited by 550 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Clement Sumner, who is black, worked for the United States Postal Service from January 1981 until he was fired in June 1984. In his complaint and at trial, Sumner charged that the Postal Service’s decision to terminate him discriminated on the basis of race and constituted illegal retaliation for his engaging in activities protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e. The Postal Service denied any racial discrimination or retaliatory animus. The district judge, after a five day bench trial, dismissed Sumner’s complaint,…
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