HOLLINGSWORTH v. RABE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MARKUS J. HOLLINGSWORTH, ) Plaintiff ) Civil Action No, 22-333 Erie v. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter RABE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC., ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION L INTRODUCTION A. Relevant Procedural History Plaintiff Markus J. Hollingsworth, an African American, instituted this civil action on November 2, 2022, against Defendant Rabe Environmental Systems, Inc., asserting claims of wrongful discharge and retaliation on the basis of race in violation of both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as…