Thomas E. Sutherland v. Michigan Department of Treasury

OPINION

MARBLEY, District Judge.

This is a “reverse” race discrimination case brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1991) (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, M.C.L. 37.2102 et seq. Plaintiffs-Appellants, Thomas E. Sutherland and Nancy Karim, both Caucasian, brought suit alleging that they were denied promotions over less qualified minorities. They now appeal the district court’s orders granting summary judgment to, and dismissing the claims against, Defendants-Appellees, and denying…