Court Opinion

ID: 9496095
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 16:17:55.331728+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:57:22.091652
License: Public Domain

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I agree that Mr. Reed has failed to establish a case of intentional discrimination on the basis of religion. Nor has he established a case of failure to accommodate his religious beliefs on the part of Great Lakes. The deposition testimony of Mr. Reed makes it clear that he was quite unwilling to enter into a dialogue with his employer on that matter.
I do not, however, regard either of the allegations made by Mr. Reed to be frivolous. Accordingly, I would reverse that part of the judgment of the district court that imposes sanctions.