Legal Opinion
Cobbins v. Tennessee Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 2, 2009No. 07-6491PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of defendant, Tennessee Department of Transportation, in an action for race discrimination by plaintiff, Gregory Cob-bins, pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. On appeal, Cobbins claims error in two evidentiary rulings by the district court: (1) the exclusion of an exhibit offered by plaintiff as hearsay due to the lack of an appropriate witness to lay the proper foundation for the document, and (2) the granting of a motion in limine in which the district court prohibited the admission of certain evidence from a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Victor E. Robbins, Sr., A/K/A Gene, Roy G. Robbins, A/K/A Gordon, and James HerrimanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- N.A.A.C.P., Detroit Branch v. Detroit Police Officers Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Witold PlutaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by63 opinions
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