OLIVARES v. BRENTWOOD INDUSTRIES

No. 15-2674.

822 F.3d 426 (2016)

Oscar OLIVARES, Plaintiff-Appellant v. BRENTWOOD INDUSTRIES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn Garrick Childs , argued, Lawrence Anthony Walker , Bridgette M. Frazier , on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for Appellant.

Joseph Peter Hofmann , argued, Lancaster, PA, Nathan A. Read , Jonesboro, AR, Brad M. Kushner , Theresa Marie Zechman , Brad M. Kushner , Lancaster, PA, on the brief, for Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


After his employment was terminated, Oscar Olivares sued Brentwood Industries for race discrimination. A jury found that he had been terminated because of his race and awarded him $1 in nominal damages. Olivares sought equitable relief in the form of reinstatement and front pay. The district court1

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