MARTINEZ v. W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

No. 11-1422.

664 F.3d 225 (2011)

Arturo E. MARTINEZ, an individual residing in Minnesota, also known as Arthuro E. Martinez, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. W.W. GRAINGER, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Edwin Wandling , argued and on the brief, Minnetonka, MN, for appellant.

Robert R. Reinhart, Jr. , argued and on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, Jane E. Bruder , Minneapolis, MN, and Hank Galatz , Lake Forest, IL, on the brief, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Arturo Martinez brought this action against his former employer, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (Grainger), alleging wage discrimination and termination on the basis of race and national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Martinez also claimed that Grainger breached his employment contract. The district court1 granted summary judgment...

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