Legal Opinion

Williams v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 18, 2002No. 01-6006PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Mitchell Trent Williams, a Tennessee resident, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint filed pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 et seq.), the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”) (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.). The parties have expressly waived oral argument, and this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

Williams, an African American male, was employed by Northwest Airlines (“Northwest”)…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. McLaughlin v. Richland Shoe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Thomas L. Apple v. John Glenn, U.S. SenatorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. Geoffrey Benson v. Greg O'BrianCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

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