Tommy Sharp v. Aker Plant Services Group, Inc.

COOK, Circuit Judge.

In this employment action, Plaintiff-Appellant Tommy D. Sharp sued his former employer, Defendant-Appellee Aker Plant Services Group, Inc., for refusing to rehire him in retaliation for Sharp’s pending age-discrimination lawsuit. Aker countered that its decision to reject Sharp’s application stemmed from his violation of workplace policies during a previous stint at Aker. The district court granted summary judgment to Aker, finding that Sharp failed to establish a causal connection between his age-discrimination lawsuit and Aker’s decision not to rehire him. Sharp appeals…