Legal Opinion
Franklin v. Local 2 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 13, 2009No. 08-2707PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Robert G. Franklin (Franklin), Glenn E. Steele (Steele), Edward W. Lewis (Lewis), Darryl Bailey (Bailey), and Leon Booker (Booker) (collectively, Appellants) are African-American current or former members of Local 2 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (Local 2). Appellants filed a civil rights action against Local 2, alleging (1) racial discrimination in job placement under theories of disparate impact and disparate motive, and (2) retaliation. The district court granted summary judgment to Local 2 on the disparate motive and retaliation…
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