Lucas v. Vee Pak, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN J. THARP, Jr., United States ■ District Judge

In this proposed class action, five African American laborers allege that defendant Vee Pak, Inc., a manufacturing and packaging business, directly and through its relationships with the three defendant temporary employment agencies, discriminates against African American temporary workers, largely in favor of Latino workers. The four defendants each move to strike and dismiss the class allegations and to deny class certification, and defendant Vee Pak further moves to dismiss all claims against it. For the reasons…