CHATTMAN v. TOHO TENAX AMERICA, INC.

No. 10-5306.

686 F.3d 339 (2012)

Everett CHATTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOHO TENAX AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark N. Foster , Law Office of Mark N. Foster, Rockwood, Tennessee, for Appellant. Teresa Rider Bult , Constangy, Brooks & Smith, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Mark N. Foster , Law Office of Mark N. Foster, Rockwood, Tennessee, for Appellant. Teresa Rider Bult , Constangy, Brooks & Smith, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: WHITE and STRANCH, Circuit Judges; and COHN, District Judge.


OPINION

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.

Everett Chattman appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to his employer on his claims of racial discrimination. Following recent Supreme Court precedent, we REVERSE and REMAND for trial.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

It is undisputed that Plaintiff-Appellant Everett "Sly" Chattman had been an able employee at the Rockwood, Tennessee plant of...

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