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KNIGHTON v. LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DIST. NO. 56

No. 82-1801.

721 F.2d 976 (1983)

Lewis J. KNIGHTON, Appellant, v. The LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 56 and Charles L. Cummins, Jr., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theo W. Mitchell, Greenville, S.C. (Fletcher N. Smith, Jr., Greenville, S.C., on brief), for appellant.

James L. Edwards, Clinton, S.C. (Edwards & Howe, Clinton, S.C., on brief), for appellees.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, HALL, Circuit Judge, and KNAPP, Senior District Judge.

HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court erroneously failed to require defendants to rebut by "clear and convincing" evidence Lewis J. Knighton's prima facie case that he was a victim of race discrimination violating 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The district court allowed defendants to rebut by merely articulating a legitimate non-discriminatory justification for Knighton...

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