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Summary: NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _ No. 10-2793 _ MICHAEL WAYNE Appellant V. THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (No. 2-08-cv-04899) District Judge: The Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe Submitted May 24, 2011 Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, SCIRICA, Circuit Judge, and RENDELL, Circuit Judge (Opinion Filed: August 26, 2011) Neil E. Botel, Esq. Schrom & Shaffer 4 West Front Street Media, PA 19063 Nich
Summary: NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _ No. 10-2793 _ MICHAEL WAYNE Appellant V. THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (No. 2-08-cv-04899) District Judge: The Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe Submitted May 24, 2011 Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, SCIRICA, Circuit Judge, and RENDELL, Circuit Judge (Opinion Filed: August 26, 2011) Neil E. Botel, Esq. Schrom & Shaffer 4 West Front Street Media, PA 19063 Nicho..
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NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 10-2793
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MICHAEL WAYNE
Appellant
V.
THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(No. 2-08-cv-04899)
District Judge: The Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe
Submitted May 24, 2011
Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, SCIRICA, Circuit Judge,
and RENDELL, Circuit Judge
(Opinion Filed: August 26, 2011)
Neil E. Botel, Esq.
Schrom & Shaffer
4 West Front Street
Media, PA 19063
Nicholas Casamento, Esq.
Front Street Lawyers
2 West Baltimore Pike
Flagship Corporate Center, Suite 320
Media, PA 19063
Attorneys for Appellant
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Guy Vilim, Esq.
Vilim & Maddox
11 South Olive Street
Second Floor
Media, PA 19063
Attorney for Appellee
OPINION
McKEE, Chief Judge.
Michael Wayne appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in an
action that he filed pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. We will affirm.
Because we write primarily for the parties who are familiar with this case, we need
not repeat the facts or procedural history in detail. We note only that Wayne was
terminated from his position at Glen Mills following his arrest for possession of
marijuana. Wayne, who is Black, alleges that Glen Mills was motivated by racial bias,
and that he was treated differently than White colleagues who were similarly situated.
He claims those colleagues were not terminated even though they had also been arrested.
In its detailed and well reasoned opinion, the district court determined that Wayne
could not establish a prima facie case because none of the similarly situated employees
outside his protected class received more favorable treatment. All of the employees who
had worked under the same supervisor as Wayne and engaged in illegal drug use had
been terminated. The district court also held that Glen Mills’ zero-tolerance policy with
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regard to staff drug use constituted a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for Wayne’s
discharge.
In light of the district court’s thoughtful opinion, we need not engage in a
redundant analysis only to reach the same result. Accordingly, we will affirm the district
court substantially for the reasons set forth in the district court’s Memorandum and Order
without further elaboration.
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