Legal Opinion
Ammar Alkhawaldeh v. Dow Chemical Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2017No. 16-20069PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This is a Title VII case that the district court dismissed on summary judgment. For the reasons set out below, we AFFIRM.
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In January 2008, Appellee, Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), hired Appellant, Ammar Alkhawaldeh, to serve as a Functional Scientist/Functional Leader (“FS/FL”) in Dow’s Epoxy Research and Development Group. As Ammar’s direct supervisor, Dr. Bruce Hook was responsible for annually evaluating Ammar’s performance.
In October 2009, Hook rated Ammar a 1 — the lowest possible rating on Dow’s 1-5 scale. Hook also placed Ammar on a Performance Improvement…
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