Payne v. Blue Bell, Inc.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

HIRAM H. WARD, Chief Judge.

This matter came on for jury trial on November 4, 1982. Plaintiff sought relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5, for defendant’s allegedly racially discriminatory action in discharging him from employment. At the beginning of the trial, plaintiff stated that he was voluntarily dismissing his cause of action under Title VII and proceeding on the § 1981 claim alone. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence defendant moved for a directed verdict in its favor. Fed.R.Civ.P. 50. Finding that plaintiff had not presented sufficient…