SKINNER v. MARITZ, INC.

No. 00-2569.

253 F.3d 337 (2001)

Deborah Denise SKINNER, Appellant, v. MARITZ, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde E. Craig, argued, St. Louis, MO (Karen J. Aroesty, on the brief), for appellant.

Elizabeth C. Carver, argued, St. Louis, MO (Thomas C. Walsh and Veronica A. Gioia, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Deborah Skinner, an African-American woman, was an at-will employee of Maritz, Inc., for nineteen years. In 1997, Maritz terminated Skinner's employment for unsatisfactory performance. Skinner sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1994), claiming that Maritz discriminated against her and ultimately terminated her employment on the basis of her gender and race. The District Court granted Maritz summary judgment after concluding that at-will employees...

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