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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

MAURICE MATHEWS,

) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) GIANT FOOD, INC., et al., ) ) Defendant. ) ) ________________________________________)

CIVIL NO. JFM-02-542

OPINION Plaintiff Maurice Mathews has instituted this action against Giant Food, Inc. ("Giant")1 alleging discrimination on the basis of race under Title VII and Section 1981, quantum meruit, discrimination under the Maryland Human Relations Act, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract and wrongful termination.2 Defendant now moves for summary judgment on all counts. The motion will be granted.

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Mathews has also asserted claims against several of Giant's employees. Those defendants are entitled to summary judgment for the reasons stated in the accompanying opinion in Carson v. Giant Food, Inc., JFM-96-2882. That opinion also addresses Mathews' hostile work environment claims under Title VII and section 1981 and state law claims against Giant, in addition to global arguments made by Mathews and other Plaintiffs concerning the early right-tosue notices issued to them by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the viability of applying the continuing violation doctrine. Thus, this opinion focuses only on Mathews' discriminatory discharge claims under Title VII and section 1981. On August 7, 1997, I dismissed Mathews' claims based on

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