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BURKETTE v. H.R. III, L.L.C.

Civil Action No. 2:02 CV 403 MHT (WO).

410 F.Supp.2d 1117 (2006)

Linda BURKETTE, Plaintiff, v. H.R. III, L.L.C. d/b/a Hardee's, Defendant.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

January 19, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory O'Dell Wiggins, Kevin Wade Jent, Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantanzis, PC, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff.

Jeffrey Allen Hagelman Martin & Associates PC, Austin, TX, Robert S. Lamar, Jr., Lamar, Miller, Norris, Haggard & Christie, PC, Birmingham, AL, Stephen D. Christie, Lamar, Miller, Norris & Feldman PC, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant.

OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

The question presented is whether, when a court has had to excuse a black juror from a selected jury for personal reasons, the court should then excuse a white juror so as to maintain the racial balance of the jury. The answer is simple: no.

In this employment discrimination case, plaintiff Linda Burkette, an American woman of African descent, alleges that defendant H.R. III, d/b/a Hardee's, discharged her...

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