ZOKARI v. GATES

No. 07-6173.

561 F.3d 1076 (2009)

Sunday A. ZOKARI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert M. GATES, Secretary of the Department of Defense, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:*

Aletia Haynes Timmons, Timmons & Associates, LLC, Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John C. Richter, United States Attorney, and Tom Majors, Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, EBEL, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.


HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Sunday A. Zokari is an African-American man born in Nigeria but a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was hired by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) in May 2000 as an auditor-trainee in Oklahoma City. He was terminated on February 26, 2001, during his one-year probationary period.

Mr. Zokari brought suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma under Title VII of the Civil Rights...

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