Freeman v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Ex Rel. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SAFFELS, District Judge.

The above entitled matter is before the court on defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 42). Both parties have submitted briefs on this issue and the court is ready to rule.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This is an action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in which the plaintiff, who is African-American, alleges the defendant discriminated against him on the basis of his race, and, thereafter, retaliated against him for filing and pursing an administrative charge of discrimination in…