Cruse v. Southwest Convenience Stores, L.L.C.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Cruse v. Southwest Convenience Stores, L.L.C., 582 F. App'x 544 (5th Cir. 2014)
Higginbotham, Higginson, Jones, Per Curiam

Cruse v. Southwest Convenience Stores, L.L.C.

Opinion

*545 PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-Appellant Billy Cruse filed a Title VII claim against Defendant-Appellee Southwest Convenience Stores, L.L.C. (“7-Eleven”), alleging that 7-Eleven’s termination of his employment was motivated by race. 7-Eleven asserts that Cruse was fired for violating a company rule prohibiting confrontation with customers. Cruse replies that the violation of the non-confrontation rule was pretextual. The case turns on whether there is a disputed issue of material fact regarding pretext. The district court thought not and granted summary judgment to 7-Eleven.

We AFFIRM for essentially the reasons stated by the district court in its opinion granting summary judgment.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

Reference

Full Case Name
Billy CRUSE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SOUTHWEST CONVENIENCE STORES, L.L.C., Doing Business as 7-Eleven, Defendant-Appellee
Status
Unpublished