ROBINSON v. PRIORITY AUTOMOTIVE HUNTERSVILLE, INC.

No. 21-1855.

70 F.4th 776 (2023)

Kenneth ROBINSON; Christopher Hall, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PRIORITY AUTOMOTIVE HUNTERSVILLE, INC., d/b/a Priority Honda Huntersville; James Beckley, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Alesha S. Brown , JUSTICE IN ACTION LAW CENTER, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellants. King Fitchett Tower , WOODS ROGERS VANDEVENTER BLACK PLC, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Michael P. Gardner , Leah M. Stiegler , Elaine D. McCafferty , WOODS ROGERS VANDEVENTER BLACK PLC, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee Priority Automotive Huntersville, Inc. Philip J. Gibbons, Jr. , Corey M. Stanton , GIBBONS LEIS, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee James Beckley.

Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Nachmanoff joined.


Not long after getting a new boss at the Priority Automotive Honda dealership, Kenneth Robinson and Christopher Hall effectively resigned from their jobs. They then sued, alleging racial discrimination— claiming that the new boss and the company fostered a hostile work environment and demoted them because they are...

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