Legal Opinion
Grady Allen BARNES, Billy Blount, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHWEST FOREST INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 13, 1987No. 86-3441PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
This case is an appeal from a summary judgment granted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. 654 F.Supp. 193 (1986). Because we find that plaintiff/appellants failed to establish a prima facie case, thereby failing to establish a genuine issue of material fact, we affirm.
The six plaintiffs/appellants in this case were employed as security guards at a paper mill owned by Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. (“Southwest”). In the spring of 1984, Southwest terminated its in-house security force and contracted with Wackenhut Security…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by178 opinions
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- William Radue v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Josephine GAGNÉ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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