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WILLIAMS v. STAPLES, INC.

No. 03-1550.

372 F.3d 662 (2004)

Jesse J. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STAPLES, INCORPORATED, d/b/a The Office Superstore Staples, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 23, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Reed Neill Colfax, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Jessica Regan Hughes, Seyfarth Shaw, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Eliza T. Platts-Mills, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs, Washington, D.C.; Stephen F. Hanlon, Jennifer M. Mason, Holland & Knight, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Abbey G. Hairston, Seyfarth Shaw, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before WIDENER, MICHAEL, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL joined. Judge WIDENER wrote a concurring opinion.

OPINION

SHEDD, Circuit Judge:

In his civil rights complaint, Jesse Williams, an African-American, claims that Staples, Inc. discriminated against him on account of his race when it refused to accept his personal check to make a purchase. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of...

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