Steven Calderone v. Sonic Houston JLR, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Steven Calderone, a former employee of Sonic Houston JLR, L.P. (“Sonic”), claims he was unlawfully terminated under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (“CFPA”) for reporting racial discrimination in the extension of credit. Calderone appeals an adverse summary judgment. We affirm,
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Sonic, a car dealership, employed Cal-derone as., a salesman. Calderone alleges that Sonic refused to extend financing or sell' cars to customers who were members of racial minorities. Calderone reported the discrimination to supervisors, managers, and eventually the human resources…
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