Lenoir v. SGS North America, Inc.

Filing 46

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 40 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Sharion Aycock on 9/18/2017. (dbm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
ABERDEEN DIVISION
LEUNDRELL LENOIR

PLAINTIFF

V.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-58-SA-DAS

SGS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

DEFENDANT
ORDER

Leundrell Lenoir filed his Complaint [1] in this Court on April 13, 20161 alleging that his
former employer, SGS North America, Inc., racially discriminated against him in his
employment and violated his rights protected by the Family Medical Leave Act.2 Now before the
Court is SGS’s Motion for Summary Judgment [40] on all of Lenoir’s claims.
For all of the reasons fully explained in a separate memorandum opinion issued this same
day, the Defendant, SGS’s Motion for Summary Judgment [40] is GRANTED in part, and
DENIED in part. Plaintiff Lenoir’s Americans with Disabilities Act claim is WITHDRAWN.
Defendant SGS’s Motion for Summary Judgment [40] as to Plaintiff Lenoir’s claim for raceharassment based on quid-pro-quo is GRANTED, and this claim is DISMISSED with prejudice.
Defendant SGS’s Motions for Summary Judgment [40] as to all of Plaintiff Lenoir’s other claims
is DENIED.
So ORDERED on this the 18th day of September, 2017.
/s/ Sharion Aycock
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

Lenoir filed an Amended Complaint [23] on November 8, 2016.
The Plaintiff originally alleged an additional claim for disability discrimination under the Americans with
Disabilities Act. The Plaintiff withdrew this claim in his summary judgment brief.
2