United States Sixth Circuit

A Title VII plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of racial discrimination in non-selection for one position, a proffered explanation was insufficient to explain non-selection as to a second position, and the district court abused its discretion in declining to extend equitable tolling as to a third position.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/06/2002
• Decided 08/06/2003
• Published 08/06/2003

Judges

• Before COLE and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  BERTELSMAN, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Benn (argued and briefed), Sheffield, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas F. Fine (briefed), Sr. Litigation Atty., John E. Slater (briefed), Barbara S. Maxwell (argued and briefed), Dillis D. Freeman (briefed), Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.