Austin v. Haaker

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VanBEBBER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Warnell Austin brings this action against defendant Johnston Coca-Cola Bottling Group, Inc. alleging racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“ § 1981”) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), and unlawful interference in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (“the FMLA”). Plaintiff contends that defendant subjected him to a series of adverse employment actions, beginning with a suspension in September 1997 and culminating in the…