Mark Laster v. City of Kalamazoo

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Mark Laster alleged in this Title VII retaliation case that defendant City of Kalamazoo punished him for complaints he made to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but the jury returned a verdict in defendant’s favor. Plaintiff now challenges a number of the district court’s rulings and comments, arguing the district court deprived him of a fair trial and also abused its discretion when it excluded certain proffered evidence. We affirm.

I

Laster argues the district court deprived him of a fair trial by appearing partial to defendant. Because plaintiff…