Brown v. Lowe's Home Centers

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

ROBERT E. BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.

Mr. George Brown is an African-American who worked for Lowe’s Home Centers. One day, Mr. Brown and a Lowe’s cashier yelled at each other, prompting Lowe’s management to investigate the two employees’ conduct. During the investigation, Mr. Brown reported that he had heard two fellow employees use the term “nigger,” prompting Mr. Brown to complain to a supervisor. Lowe’s placed both Mr. Brown and the cashier on probation (which Lowe’s calls a “final notice”). Unhappy with this status, Mr. Brown complained of race discrimination to a Lowe’s…