Legal Opinion
Smith v. International Paper Co.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided September 5, 2001No. CIV. A. 00-A-930-NPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALBRITTON, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case is before the court on a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Defendant, International Paper Company (“IP”) on June 22, 2001.
The Plaintiff, Jerome Smith (“Smith”), filed his Complaint in this case on July 14, 2000 and filed an Amended Complaint on September 29, 2000. In the Amended Complaint, Smith brings claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) for race discrimination (Count I) and for race discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Count I) 1 against IP. 2
For the reasons to be discussed,…
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