Steve L. Thomas v. Home Depot USA, Inc.

This appeal is about trial by jury or by the Court and the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Steven Thomas, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s entry of final judgment in favor of Home Depot USA, Inc. (“Home Depot”), following a bench trial on Thomas’s failure-to-hire racial discrimination claim under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 (“Title VII”). Briefly stated, Thomas contends that Home Depot— based on Thomas’s race—rescinded an offer of employment. On appeal, in pertinent part, Thomas challenges the district court’s denial of a jury trial. * Reversible error has been shown; we vacate the judgment…