Legal Opinion
Sledge v. Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 2001No. 99-15416PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
In this suit for legal and equitable relief under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Charles Sledge, who is black, claims that his employer, Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd. (“Goodyear”) refused to promote him on account of his race. The district court granted Goodyear summary judgment on the ground that Sledge failed to establish that he was qualified for the position he was seeking; thus, Goodyear was justified in denying the promotion. 1 We conclude that the record not only presents a question of fact on that issue, but it presents a ease of intentional…
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