Legal Opinion
Charles JEFFRIES, Jr., Appellant, v. METRO-MARK, INC., a Minnesota Corporation, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1995No. 94-1299PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Charles Jeffries, a black man, worked at Metro-Mark, Inc., a printing plant, for 13 months before he was fired in late 1991. Metro-Mark cited threats allegedly made by Mr. Jeffries toward management and various employees as its reason for firing him. In mid-1992, Mr. Jeffries sued Metro-Mark, asserting claims of racial harassment and discriminatory discharge under 42 U.S.C. § 1981(a); under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1); and under Minnesota anti-discrimination statutes, see Minn.Stat.Ann. § 363.03-l(2)(b), §…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Katz v. DoleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Gilbert v. City of Little RockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Continental Can Co. Ex Rel. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Welch v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1997
- Benson v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
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