Legal Opinion
Rodriguez-Cuervos v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 15, 1999No. 98-1732PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Jorge Rodríguez-Cuervos (“Rodríguez”) filed a complaint charging defendant-appellee Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) with illegal race and national origin discrimination in violation of federal law. Rodriguez now ap peals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the former employer, Wal-Mart. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Rodriguez, who is a U.S. citizen born in Puerto Rico, began his employment with Wal-Mart in March 1991. At that time, Wal-Mart was preparing to open its first stores in Puerto Rico. Rodriguez assisted Wal-Mart with the…
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