MABRA v. UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS

No. 98-9021.

176 F.3d 1357 (1999)

Ronald MABRA, Plaintiff-counterdefendant-Appellant, v. UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1996 and Jerry Hardin, Defendants-counterclaimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Richard Kessler, Irvin Stanford & Kessler, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellant.

Debra E. Schwartz, Megan E. Gideon, Stanford Fagan & Giolito, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-counterclaimant-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and HULL, Circuit Judges.


HULL, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Mabra appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for Defendants on his race-discrimination claim brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981. On appeal, Mabra challenges the district court's conclusion that the recent Title VII amendments limiting the impact of a mixed-motive defense do not apply to § 1981 claims.1 We agree with the district court and thus affirm.

The district court reasoned...

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