Wesley Coates: Case Study

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Parties [Identify the plaintiff and the defendant]
The plaintiff in this case is Wesley Coates who is a black employee that initiated the litigation after wrongful discharge from his employer in April, 1975. This case arises out of an individual and class action of racial discrimination under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1964. The defendants of the case are Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson operated the plant that Wesley Coates was discharged from 1974 until 1981 when it closed due to financial reasons.
Facts [Summarize only those facts critical to the outcome of the case]
The plaintiff, Wesley Coates filed an individual discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). He argued that