Legal Opinion
Lavaughn Booker v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1989No. 88-1331PublishedCited by 576 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILBURN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant LaVaughn Booker appeals from the summary judgment entered by the district court in favor of defendant-appellee Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation (“Brown & Williamson”) in this civil rights action. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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Booker initiated this action on March 3, 1987, pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000el7, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Following the close of discovery, Brown & Williamson filed a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules…
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