BURTON v. STATE OF OHIO, ADULT PAROLE AUTHORITY

No. 85-3055.

798 F.2d 164 (1986)

Robert Allen BURTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF OHIO, ADULT PAROLE AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita S. Eppler, William J. Steele, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Columbus, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

Donald P. Leone (argued), Youngstown, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARTIN, KRUPANSKY and GUY, Circuit Judges.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Robert Burton filed this action for race discrimination under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 19811 against his former employer, the Ohio Adult Parole Authority. After a two-week bench trial, the district court granted judgment to Burton, holding that the Parole Authority failed to rebut Burton's prima facie case of discrimination by articulating a legitimate,...

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