Legal Opinion

Steven Calderone v. Sonic Houston JLR, L.P.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 9, 2018No. 17-20029PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Tonja Treadway v. Gateway Chevrolet Oldsmobile Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Wallace v. Tesoro Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Nexus Services, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 2022

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