Copeland v. TRW Automotive , 132 F. App'x 601 ( 2005 )

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION
File Name: 05a0414n.06
Filed: May 18, 2005
No. 04-5569
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
JERRY A. COPELAND, )
)
Plaintiff-Appellant, )
) ON APPEAL FROM THE
v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT
) COURT FOR THE MIDDLE
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC ) DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
)
Defendant-Appellee, )
)
BEFORE: KEITH, MERRITT, and CLAY, Circuit Judges
PER CURIAM. The Plaintiff-Appellant Jerry Copeland (“Copeland”) filed this action on
June 27, 2002, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, alleging
violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et. seq., and
the Tennessee Human Rights Act (“THRA”), Tenn. Code. Ann. § 4-21-101, et. seq., arising out of
the termination of his employment with Defendant-Appellee TRW Automotive U.S., LLC (“TRW”).
On September 19, 2003, TRW filed a Motion for Summary Judgment seeking dismissal of
Copeland’s claims. On April 2, 2004, the Court entered an Order granting TRW’s Motion for
Summary Judgment and dismissed the action with prejudice.
Upon reviewing the opinion and order issued by the district court in this case, this panel finds
that the district court thoroughly articulated its well-founded reasons for granting Defendant’s
Motion for Summary Judgment in this case. Accordingly, we adopt the reasoning and the holding
of the district court in its opinion dated April 2, 2004, and AFFIRM its decision.