Ruby Blackmon v. Eaton Corporation

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Ruby Blackmon appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Eaton Corporation on Plaintiffs hostile work environment and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. She also appeals the district court’s decision that the magistrate judge who issued a report and recommendation concerning Defendant’s summary judgment motion was not required to recuse himself solely because he had earlier presided over a mediated settlement conference between the parties. For the reasons set forth…