Legal Opinion

Woodsmall v. Eclipse Manufacturing Co.

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided January 23, 2002No. 1:01-cv-00021PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

EDGAR, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Densel Woodsmall brings this action against his former employer, Eclipse Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Eclipse”), pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. Woodsmall claims that Eclipse fired him from his job as plant manager because of his age. Presently before the Court is Eclipse’s motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, this motion (Court File No. 23) shall be DENIED.

I. Standard of Review

Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) provides that summary judgment will be rendered if there is no genuine issue…

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