Brown v. LaFerry's LP Gas Co.

Christopher A. Brown sued LaFerry’s LP Gas Company, Inc. (“LaFerry’s”) for race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (2012). The district court dismissed Brown’s complaint for failure to state a claim. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

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Mr. Brown alleges as follows in his Amended Complaint:

Mr. Brown was employed as a dockhand at LaFerry’s Muskogee, Oklahoma location “[pjrior to and from January 1, 2015 to July 14, 2015.” Aplt. App. at 4-5. His supervisor was Timothy Applegate. Mr. Brown…