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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

RODNEY LAGRONE PLAINTIFF

vs. CASE NO. 5:04CV00369GH

STANT MANUFACTURING, INC. DEFENDANT

ORDER

Pending before the Court is defendant's motion for reconsideration. Defendant argues

that it is entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff's race discrimination claim that he was not

promoted to a Maintenance Technician position.

The Court carefully reviewed the record at the time it determined that genuine issues

of material fact existed with regard to plaintiff's race discrimination claim. The Court remains

convinced that its February 1, 2006, ruling is correct, and is not persuaded that defendant is

entitled to summary judgment.

Defendant also requests that the Court reconsider its ruling granting plaintiff's motion

in limine asking that defendant be precluded from presenting evidence of pay increases and

plaintiff's promotion subsequent to the filing of this action. Defendant agues, inter alia, that

it thought it had filed a response to the motion which was not docketed.

The Court, at the time, granted the motion based in part on the fact that defendant did

not object to it. In order to balance the scales, the Court will reconsider the ruling and will

deny the motion in limine without prejudice to renew at trial. The Court will be in a better

position to determine the admissibility of the evidence at the time it is proffered at trial.

Accordingly, the motion to reconsider is granted in part and denied in part.

 IT IS SO ORDERED this 1st day of March, 2006.

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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