Legal Opinion

Alton R. Kelley and Jan Kelley v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Jimmy Marvin Branch, Jr., Alton R. Kelley v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 14, 2002No. 01-3728WAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Alton Kelley filed suit against Georgia-Pacific Corporation and Jimmy Branch alleging retaliation under Title VII and outrage under Arkansas law. 1 The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Georgia-Pacific on Mr. Kelley’s Title VII claim. After conducting further discovery, the District Court also granted summary judgment in favor of Georgia-Pacific and Mr. Branch on Mr. Kelley’s outrage claim. 2 He appeals this judgment, and we affirm. 3 Only state-law questions are raised on appeal.

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Mr. Kelley, an employee at will, began work at Georgia-Pacific…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McQuay v. GuntharpSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  2. Palmer v. Arkansas Council on Economic EducationSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  3. Renfro v. AdkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Poindexter v. ArmstrongDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1994

3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Cannady v. St. Vincent Infirmary Medical CenterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2018
  4. Silverman v. Trinity VillageDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2019
  5. Sims v. Little Rock Plastic Surgery PADistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2020

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