Legal Opinion
Gregory Willis v. Cleco Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2014No. 13-30217PublishedCited by 313 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Gregory Willis (“Willis”), who is an African-American, filed suit against his former employer, Cleco Corporation (“Cleco”), alleging race discrimination and retaliation under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After two rounds of motions, the district court granted summary judgment to Cleco on all of Willis’s claims. On appeal, Willis raises three points of error. First, he argues that his retaliation claims, based on a Disciplinary Warning and being placed on a Work Improvement Plan, should not have been dismissed because he raised a genuine dispute of material…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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