Legal Opinion

Garmon, Sr. v. Nat'l Railroad Passenger Corp.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 16, 2016No. 15-1803PPublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

In this employment discrimination case, appellant Gregory Garmon, Sr., an African-American man currently employed by Amtrak, alleges that his opportunities for overtime were reduced because of his race and that he was subjected to a hostile work environment in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court granted Amtrak’s motion for summary judgment and this appeal followed. After careful consideration, we affirm the district court’s ruling-

Background

Gregory Garmon, Sr., has been employed with Amtrak since 1997 when he first began working for the company as a…

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