Legal Opinion
Tina Grant v. City of Blytheville, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 14, 2016No. 15-2427PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Johnny Lee Grant, a black male, was fifty-nine years old and had been an at-will employee of the City of Blytheville, Arkansas, (the City), for twenty-seven years when he was fired on September 26, 2012, by Public Works Director Marvin Crawford. Grant filed this action against the City, alleging that he was fired on account of his race and age, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, The district court 1 granted the…
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