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CARTER v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 08-1082.

561 F.3d 562 (2009)

Lafawn CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James W. Fraser, Faupel, Fraser & Fessler, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant. Kathryn S. Wood, Dickinson Wright, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: James W. Fraser, Faupel, Fraser & Fessler, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant. Kathryn S. Wood, Tiffany Angeleen Buckley, Dickinson Wright, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN and COOK, Circuit Judges; WATSON, District Judge.

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant Ford Motor Company fired LaFawn Carter in March 2005 when she did not report to work and, in Ford's view, had not properly extended her medical leave. Carter filed a grievance and Ford agreed to reinstate her, but only as a probationary employee. In January 2006, Ford fired Carter after she was involved in a physical altercation with Ford's labor relations supervisor. Carter then sued Ford, alleging...

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