Groover v. Michelin North America, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALBRITTON, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This cause is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. The plaintiffs in this action, Phillip Groover, Harry Vogler, Leon Stancil, Wyatt Lee Potts, Jr., Norman Shockley, Jr., Marline Sykes, Roy E. Plott, John Smith, and Deborah Lea, together with the conditionally certified class they represent (collectively “Plaintiffs”), filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on July 28, 1999 (doc. # 35). On August 19,1998, the Defendant, Michelin North America, Inc., (“Michelin”), filed a Brief in Opposition to the…