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Fifth Circuit· 6/29/2005

Wheeler v. BL Development Corp.

Citations

  • 415 F.3d 399
  • 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 12907
  • 2005 WL 1524974

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  • holding that plaintiff did not establish prima facie claim for discrimination where white terminated employee was replaced by white employee
  • holding that plaintiff did not establish prima facie claim for discrimination where white terminated employee was replaced by white employee
  • holding that plaintiff did not establish prima facie discrimination claim where he failed to show he was replaced by someone outside of his protected class
  • holding that because the activity reported “did not constitute any form of criminally illegal activity ... McArn’s ‘narrow public policy exception’ is not applicable in this instance”
  • holding that “district court did not err when it determined that Appellants are precluded from recovering under the [McArn] exception because they have failed to come forth with evidence establishing that the [act reported] itself constituted criminal activity”
  • assessing, for summary judgment purposes, whether plaintiffs adduced evidence \that they were treated less favorably than a similarly situated person of a different race\

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Judges: Davis, Smith, Demoss

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