Paige v. Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION BILLY PAIGE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. v. ) 2:18cv737-MHT ) (WO) EQUITY GROUP EUFAULA ) DIVISION, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION Plaintiff Billy Paige filed this lawsuit claiming that his employer, defendant Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC, failed to promote him to two positions because he is African-American, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981a, 2000e to 2000e-17, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The…