LEDBETTER v. ALLTEL CORPORATE SERVICES

Nos. 04-3807, 04-3990.

437 F.3d 717 (2006)

Desi A. LEDBETTER, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. ALLTEL CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Robben Murray, argued, Little Rock, AR (Ellen M. Owens, Little Rock, on brief), for appellant.

Austin Porter, Jr., argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before SMITH, HEANEY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Desi A. Ledbetter, an African-American, sued his employer, Alltel Corporate Services, Inc. (ACS), for race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After a bench trial, the district court1 found for Ledbetter, awarding backpay and compensatory damages. ACS appeals, arguing that the district...

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