Lucky Hull, Jr. v. Emerson Motors/NIDEC
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Lucky Hull, Jr., was fired by his employer, Nidec Motor Corporation (“NMC”), and sued under Title VII, claiming discrimination based on race. The district court found that the claim was time-barred and granted summary judgment to NMC. We affirm.
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Hull, a black male, was employed by NMC as an inventory clerk. On the morning of October 21, 2010, he had a verbal altercation with a coworker, Cortez Broom, also a black male. The incident involved shouting and some physical contact. Hull was suspended that afternoon pending investigation and was terminated three days later; Broom was…
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