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No. 05-1840
RICHARD E. SUTTON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
CREE, INCORPORATED,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham. William L. Osteen, District
Judge. (CA-03-897-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Richard E. Sutton appeals from the district court's order
granting summary judgment in favor of Cree, Inc. and dismissing his
employment discrimination action alleging violations of Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5
(2000), Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C.
1981, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29
U.S.C. 621 et seq. (2000).
discriminated against him on the basis of his race, age, and gender
when he was not promoted to a position as a Production Supervisor
in the Crystal Growth Department.
Our review of the record and the district court's opinion
discloses that this appeal is without merit.
not
possess.
While
Sutton
contends
he
nonetheless
was
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Evans, 80 F.3d
discrimination,
we
find
that
the
district
court
did
not
we
affirm
the
district
courts
order
AFFIRMED