Minnis v. McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Co.

OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ROSEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Roy Minnis, a black male, is a former contract employee of McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Company (“MDTSC”). MDTSC is a company engaged in the business of providing temporary technical services to its clients by providing them on an “as needed basis” with a temporary workforce. One of MDTSC’s clients is Caterpillar Corporation. In March 1999, Plaintiff Roy Minnis, as an MDTSC contract employee, was placed at Caterpillar’s Mt. Clemens, Michigan facility, to serve as “Site…