Opinion ID: 2641219
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Alleged Discrimination

Text: Lobato alleges that, on one occasion while he was at a job site with Misseri, a contractor used a racial slur against Lobato. Misseri did nothing in response, and when Lobato told Lundstrom about the encounter, Lundstrom made light of the incident. Lobato further alleges that Lundstrom referred to him in derogatory terms when speaking with other NMED employees and once called him a “fing Mexican” to his face. Id. at 384. While NMED denies these allegations of racial animus, it is undisputed that Lundstrom and Lobato had a strained relationship. 1 In reviewing the district court’s grant of summary judgment, we recite the facts presented in the light most favorable to Lobato, the nonmoving party. See Estate of B.I.C. v. Gillen, 710 F.3d 1168, 1171 (10th Cir. 2013). 2 Nothing in the record indicates that Salomon and Carlos Romero, NMED’s Director, were kin. -4-