Legal Opinion
Rioux v. City of Atlanta, Ga.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 18, 2008No. 07-11657PublishedCited by 311 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTONAGA, District Judge:
The issues in this appeal, a civil rights action raising claims of race discrimination, are whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Appel-lees, Defendants below, Lynette Young (“COO Young”) and Dennis L. Rubin (“Rubin”), by misapplying the summary judgment standard to the facts presented and on the basis of Appellees’ qualified immunity. While we agree with Appellant, Plaintiff below, Gerard Rioux (“Rioux”), that he presented a prima facie case of discrimination and showed sufficient evidence of pretext, we find that he has not shown…
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