Legal Opinion
Billy W. Lee v. Abf Freight System, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1994No. 93-2107PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Billy W. Lee appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment denying Mr. Lee’s claim that defendant, ABF Freight System, Inc. (“ABF”), discharged him in violation of the religious accommodation clause of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e(j) and 2000e-2(a). We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
ABF hired Mr. Lee in 1986 as a road driver to transport freight between ABF facilities in various cities and states. The road drivers at the ABF facility in Albuquerque, such as Mr. Lee, are…
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