Parikh v. United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WINGATE, District Judge.

This lawsuit was tried before the court sitting without a jury. Plaintiff Harry Parikh is a resident alien of the United States and is a native of India. The defendant here is the United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., the operator of motion picture theatres throughout the State of Mississippi and other states. Defendant employed plaintiff as its Mississippi District Manager, but terminated his employment on August 8, 1991. Plaintiff alleges that defendant’s decision to fire him was rooted in discriminatory animus directed at his race (Asian)…