66 F.3d 272 CAFE 207, INC., a Florida corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. JOHNS COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-2897. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Oct. 5, 1995. Gary S. Edinger, Gainesville, FL, John H. Weston, G. Randall Garrou, Weston, Sarno, Garrou & Dewitt, Beverly Hills, CA, for appellant. Mark R. Brown, ACLU of Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, for amicus American Civil Liberties Union. James G. Sisco, Daniel J. Bosank..
429 F.3d 254 Herman BLANKENSHIP, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. J. Kenneth BLACKWELL, Ohio Secretary of State, Defendant-Appellee, Benson A. Wolman, et al., Intervenors-Appellees. No. 04-4259. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Submitted: October 26, 2005. Decided and Filed: November 16, 2005. ON BRIEF: Mark R. Brown, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, Michael P. Cassidy, Cassidy & Associates, Independence, Ohio, for Appellants. Arthur James Marziale, Jr., Office of the..
545 F.3d 459 (2008) Ralph NADER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. Kenneth BLACKWELL, Defendant-Appellee. No. 07-4350. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: July 22, 2008. Decided and Filed: October 29, 2008. *461 ARGUED: Mark R. Brown, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Pearl M. Chin, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Mark R. Brown, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Richard N. Coglianese, ..
127 S. Ct. 2883 (2007) Kelly HACKWORTH, petitioner, v. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. No. 06-1300. Supreme Court of United States. May 29, 2007. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied.
The issue in this case is whether Petitioner has just cause to terminate Respondent's employment.Petitioner had just cause to terminate Respondent, who sold cocaine to an undercover officer, then pled guilty to lesser offenses--two misdemeanor counts of possessing drugs without prescriptions.
The issues to be resolved in this proceeding concern whether the Petitioner, Sylvester Brown, was subject to discrimination in employment for the reasons alleged in the Petition.Petitioner failed to prove a prima facie case of age, race, or disability discrimination. Respondent also established a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for termination (i.e., absence without authorization and excessive tardiness).
