ELLISON v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 86-1412.

847 F.2d 297 (1988)

James ELLISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY; Woodhaven Stamping Plant; and Frank Doyle, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Reosti (argued), Ronald Reosti & Associates, P.C., Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jill MacDonald, Willie E. McGlory (argued), Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., Renate Klass, Miller, Cohen, Martens and Sugarman, P.C., Southfield, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES, WELLFORD and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals the district court's decision granting summary judgment for defendants in this employment discrimination action. Because we believe the district court abused its discretion in ruling on defendants' summary judgment motion without first addressing a motion to amend that had been filed by plaintiff's newly-appointed counsel, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I.

Plaintiff, James Ellison, Jr., a black man, was...

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