250.     473F. Supp. 83(1979).

251.     Mat 87.

252.     Alvarado v. Board of Trustees of Montgomery Community College, 928 F. 2d 118 (4th
Cir. 1991) (Trial court found college claim that plaintiff did not finish work and
sometimes could not be found was pretext in view of other facts in case.)

253.     Butler v. Westinghouse, 690 F. Supp. 424 (1988) (Plaintiff claimed similarly situated
white was not fired, and court found situation presented triable issue of fact.)

254.     Hughley v. Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Comm'n, 668 F. Supp. 469 (D.
Md. 1987) (Black park policeman terminated because horses made him sick and he failed
to complete mounted police training. Others allowed to stay in police had tenure before
policy on mounted police training changed, and court found race not the reason for
discharge); Monore-Lord v. Hytche, 668 F. Supp. 979 (1987) (UMES race and gender
cases tossed out for failure of proof of discrimination where teachers denied tenure for
lack of publications); Mullen v. Princess Anne Volunteer FireFighters, 853 F. 2d 1130
(4th Cir. 1988)(trial court erred in excluding testimony on the use of racial epithets by the
firefighters who were involved in the decision, but error did not effect result because
firefighting requires fitness and the plaintiff was receiving disability benefits for a bad
back, getting handicapped parking, etc.); Reaves v. Westinghouse, 683 F. Supp. 521 (D.
Md. 1988) (Black woman fired for theft was found not guilty by jury, but court found no
evidence of race discrimination in her firing); Parrott v. Cheney, 748 F. Supp. 312 (D.
Md. 1989), affd. without opinion 914 F. 2d 248 (Summary judgment for defendant.
Black male sued where black supervisor promoted white female above him - she had
hydrographic experience plaintiff lacked. Although plaintiff introduced evidence of his
own qualifications, court found no basis for finding racial discrimination.); McNaim v.
Sullivan, 929 F. 2d 974 (4th Cir. 199l)(plaintiff black and hispanic secretary terminated.
Her prima facie case was rebutted by testimony of her bad typing and bad attitude);
Newton v. A.B. Dick Co. 738 F. Supp. 955 (1990) (Summary judgment for defendent
because no credible evidence supported allegations of racial discrimination in
termination, plaintiffs statements had pointed to personal animus only).

255.	59Md. App. 276(1984).

256.	Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978).

257.	United Steel Workers of America v. Weber, 443 U.S. 193 (1979).

258.	Fullilove v. Klutznick, 448 U.S. 448 (1980).

259.	Md. Nat'1 Cap. P. & P. Comm'n v. Crawford, 59 Md. App. 276, 293-5 (1984).

260.	Id at 295.

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