Legal Opinion
Gemeral Earnest Berry, Jr. v. Cigna/rsi-Cigna
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1992No. 92-1316PublishedCited by 377 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Gemeral Earnest Berry, Jr., brought an employment discrimination suit against his employer, CIGNA/RSI-CIGNA (“Cigna”). Berry appeals the district court’s sua sponte order dismissing his suit for failure to prosecute. Finding that the district court abused its discretion by dismissing Berry’s suit, we reverse and remand.
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Gemeral Earnest Berry, Jr., an African-American employee of Cigna, filed an employment discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), alleging that after being promoted, Cigna paid him less than…
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