In an action claiming that defendant terminated plaintiff based on her race, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) defendant had ample evidence of plaintiff’s performance problems; 2) no reasonable jury could find that it was “more likely than not” that plaintiff’s performance was a pretext for an illegal motive; and 3) plaintiff failed to create a genuine issue of material fact as to pretext on her retaliation claim.
Appellate Information
Argued: June 11, 2009
Decided and Filed: September 8, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Martin
Counsel
For Appellant:
Bryan L. Monaghan, Law Office of Bryan Monaghan, Rochester, MI
For Appellee:
Edward J. Bardelli, Warner, Norcross & Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI
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