Legal Opinion
Willie Johnson v. Ready Mixed Concrete Co., a Nebraska Corporation and Division of Lyman-Richey Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 26, 2005No. 04-3924PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Willie Johnson appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Ready Mixed Concrete (“Ready Mixed”) in his suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. We affirm.
I
Johnson, an African-American, was employed as a truck driver by Ready Mixed from 1994 until 2002. He drove a cement mixing truck for the company and was based out of its plant in Omaha, Nebraska. On June 13, 2002, Ready Mixed fired Johnson, citing dishonesty as the reason for his termination.
Johnson’s alleged dishonesty occurred in connection…
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