Green v. Burton Rubber Processing, Inc.

BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Charles Green appeals the district court’s order granting his employer’s motion for summary judgment on Green’s claims of discrimination and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Green also appeals the dismissal without prejudice of his pendant state law claims. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the district court.

BACKGROUND

The defendant, Burton Rubber Processing, Inc.1 (“Burton Rubber”) employed the plaintiff, Charles Butch Green (“Green”), as a lab technician at its plant in Jonesborough,…