Opinion ID: 1236195
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Text: Plaintiff-Appellant appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment to his employer on his national origin discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and Ohio Revised Code (O.R.C.), § 4112.01. Plaintiff, an Iraqi citizen, claims that Defendants fired him based on his national origin. The parties stipulate that Plaintiff established a prima facie case and that Defendants proffered a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for his discharge. The district court granted summary judgment after finding that Plaintiff failed to meet his burden to provide evidence that tends to show that Defendants' stated reason was pretextual. Under the standard set forth in Manzer v. Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Co., 29 F.3d 1078 (6th Cir.1994), the district court found that Plaintiff failed to show that Defendants' reason: (1) had no basis in fact; (2) did not actually motivate Plaintiff's termination; or (3) was insufficient to warrant Plaintiff's termination. The district court's opinion is sound and well reasoned; thus, we AFFIRM.