Legal Opinion
Yolanda Bediako v. Stein Mart, Inc. A Florida Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2004No. 02-4016PublishedCited by 393 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Yolanda Bediako appeals the district court’s 1 final order granting summary judgment in favor of Stein Mart, Inc. (hereinafter “Stein Mart”) on Bediako’s claim alleging racial discrimination depriving her of the full and equal benefit of all laws in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. For reversal, Bediako argues that the district court erred in dismissing her claim on grounds that she failed to state a claim under the Full-and-Equal Benefit clause. We disagree and affirm.
I. Background
On August 31, 1999, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Bediako, who is African-American, was…
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