Legal Opinion

Juan De Leon v. Comcar Industries, Inc., a Florida Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 18, 2003No. 02-13688PublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant Juan De Leon (“De Leon”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment on his discrimination and retaliation claims against his former employer, Comear Industries, Inc. (“Com-ear”). The district court based its decision on the finding that judicial estoppel barred De Leon’s claims because he failed to disclose those claims in his bankruptcy filings. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

De Leon filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) on December 2, 1999. The EEOC sent De Leon correspondence on July 7, 2000, explaining that if…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Browning Manufacturing v. Mims (In Re Coastal Plains, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  2. Walter Burnes v. Pemco AeroplexCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  3. Gary A. Levinson v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001

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